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PROPERTY OF A WEST-COAST COLLECTOR
A Boxwood Netsuke
MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), INSCRIBED MINKO AND WITH KAO (CURSIVE MONOGRAM)
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A Boxwood Netsuke
Meiji period (19th century), inscribed Minko and with kao (cursive monogram)
Modelled as a small boy seated playing with a Noh mask of the character Ja, the boy's jacket decorated with cloud patterns carved in low relief and the tufts of his hair inlaid in dark wood; signature on back, stained red
1¼in. (3.2cm.) high
Meiji period (19th century), inscribed Minko and with kao (cursive monogram)
Modelled as a small boy seated playing with a Noh mask of the character Ja, the boy's jacket decorated with cloud patterns carved in low relief and the tufts of his hair inlaid in dark wood; signature on back, stained red
1¼in. (3.2cm.) high