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EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), THE FIRST SIGNED SANRAKU
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Two Kyoto School Netsuke**
Edo period (18th century), the first signed Sanraku
The first carved as a tiger with both front paws resting on a bamboo node, his tail coiling across his back as he looks to the left; the second carved as a reclining long-haired goat looking back over its haunches, eyes inlaid in dark horn
1 1/8in. (3.1cm.) high; 1 5/8in. (4.1cm.) wide (2)
Edo period (18th century), the first signed Sanraku
The first carved as a tiger with both front paws resting on a bamboo node, his tail coiling across his back as he looks to the left; the second carved as a reclining long-haired goat looking back over its haunches, eyes inlaid in dark horn
1 1/8in. (3.1cm.) high; 1 5/8in. (4.1cm.) wide (2)
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