A WOOD NETUSKE

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A WOOD NETUSKE
edo period (19th century), signed okatomo

Carved in the form of a puppy crouching on a large shell and chewing on a rope attached to the shell, fur of the puppy and surface of the shell etched with fine lines, the interior of the shell polished smooth, signed on upper surface of shell--1½in. (3.8cm.) long