A JOSO STYLE WOOD NETSUKE

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A JOSO STYLE WOOD NETSUKE
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

Carved as a recticulated bamboo container of individually carved, movable stones, the himotoshi naturally formed by the joins of the carefully rendered plaits of bamboo, unsigned--1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) long