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A WOOD NETSUKE
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY), SIGNED TOKOKU AND SEALED BAIRYU
The well-carved figure of Benten holding a biwa around which is curled a hakuja, serpent, the scarf rendered in serpentine folds and the robe etched with a delicate cloud design, signed on the underside and sealed- 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) high
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY), SIGNED TOKOKU AND SEALED BAIRYU
The well-carved figure of Benten holding a biwa around which is curled a hakuja, serpent, the scarf rendered in serpentine folds and the robe etched with a delicate cloud design, signed on the underside and sealed- 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) high