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EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (19TH-20TH CENTURY), THE FIRST SIGNED TOMOCHIKA, THE SECOND SIGNED KOSHO
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Three Ivory Netsuke**
Edo-Meiji period (19th-20th century), the first signed Tomochika, the second signed Kosho
The first carved as a group of rats tightly coiled together, the hair rendered with finely carved lines and stained dark, eyes inlaid in dark horn; the second of a water sprite (kappa) with its foot caught in a clam shell, the eyes inlaid in dark horn; the third, a standing fox
1½in. (3.8cm.) wide; 1/3/4in. (4.4cm.) wide; 3½in. (8.8cm.) long (3)
Edo-Meiji period (19th-20th century), the first signed Tomochika, the second signed Kosho
The first carved as a group of rats tightly coiled together, the hair rendered with finely carved lines and stained dark, eyes inlaid in dark horn; the second of a water sprite (kappa) with its foot caught in a clam shell, the eyes inlaid in dark horn; the third, a standing fox
1½in. (3.8cm.) wide; 1/3/4in. (4.4cm.) wide; 3½in. (8.8cm.) long (3)
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