AN ARTICULATED SILVER INSECT

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AN ARTICULATED SILVER INSECT
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED MUNECHIKA

Cast in the form of a large stag beetle with movable joints, tail, pincers and feet, naturalistically rendered, the surface of the head and midsection stippled to simulate the iridescent sections of the insect--3 3/8in. (8.6cm.) long