A silver articulated model of a longhorn beetle
A silver articulated model of a longhorn beetle

EARLY 20TH CENTURY, SIGNED MUNEYOSHI (TANAKA TADAYOSHI; ?-1958)

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A silver articulated model of a longhorn beetle
Early 20th century, signed Muneyoshi (Tanaka Tadayoshi; ?-1958)
The silver longhorn beetle finely constructed of numerous hammered parts joined together with movable wings, limbs and antennae, the details finely chiseled
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) long

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