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UNSIGNED, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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THREE IVORY NETSUKE
Unsigned, Edo Period (19th century)
An ivory study of a rat among an amalgam of objects from the takaramono including Daikoku's tsuchi [hammer], tama [sacred gem], kakuregasa [hat of invisibility] and a kagi [sacred key], eyes inlaid in dark horn (minute chips); a netsuke of a frog trapped in an amalgam of lotus leaves and bud (minute chips); and another of two rats among coiled rope, eyes inlaid in dark horn
2¼in. (5.9cm.), 2in. (5cm.) and 4in. (10.2cm.) long respectively (3)
Unsigned, Edo Period (19th century)
An ivory study of a rat among an amalgam of objects from the takaramono including Daikoku's tsuchi [hammer], tama [sacred gem], kakuregasa [hat of invisibility] and a kagi [sacred key], eyes inlaid in dark horn (minute chips); a netsuke of a frog trapped in an amalgam of lotus leaves and bud (minute chips); and another of two rats among coiled rope, eyes inlaid in dark horn
2¼in. (5.9cm.), 2in. (5cm.) and 4in. (10.2cm.) long respectively (3)
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