AN IVORY NETSUKE of a a crab, Heike-gani, hair details stained, signed Seihan...., 19th century

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AN IVORY NETSUKE of a a crab, Heike-gani, hair details stained, signed Seihan...., 19th century
5cm. wide

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As this type of crab are found mainly in the Inland Sea area where the Heike clan suffered devastating loss and they somewhat resemble a human face, it is said that the spirit of the dead warrior has reappeared as a crab

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