A STAINED IVORY NETSUKE
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A STAINED IVORY NETSUKE

SIGNED MASANAO, MID EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH CENTURY)

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A STAINED IVORY NETSUKE
Signed Masanao, Mid Edo Period (Late 18th Century)
A reclining tiger, its head turned to the left, its tail curling over its left haunch and up onto its back, the pupils inlaid in dark horn, the himotoshi formed by the tail, signed with incised and stained characters Masanao on an oval reserve underneath the right haunch
1 5/8in. (4.1cm.) long
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