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Details
A stained ivory netsuke of a diver grapling with an octopus
Ealry 19th century
the diver with long hair tied back attempting to prise the octopus from a giant pod, his right hand grasping one of the tentacles, the octopus with inset eyes -- 2¼in. (5.5 cm) long (age cracks)
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Ealry 19th century
the diver with long hair tied back attempting to prise the octopus from a giant pod, his right hand grasping one of the tentacles, the octopus with inset eyes -- 2¼in. (5.5 cm) long (age cracks)
See Illustration
Provenance
The Fine Collection of Japanese Netsuke - formed by the late T. E. Beddard, Esq. -- Monday 14th May 1969
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