VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A WOOD ANIMAL NETSUKE

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A WOOD ANIMAL NETSUKE
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED MASANAO

Carved as a group of three turtles, the largest forming the base of the netsuke and its head drawn inside the shell, details of the shells carefully delineated, signed on the base beside himotoshi--1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) long