A WOOD NETSUKE

EDO PERIOD (EARLY 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED SHIGEMASA

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A WOOD NETSUKE
edo period (early 19th century), signed shigemasa
Naturalistically carved as a snail slithering across a millstone, the stone with simulated wear along the lower edge, signed on the base within a raised rectangular cartouche
1 5/8in. (4.1cm.) diameter