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LATE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), THE FIRST WITH SIGNATURE MITSUYUKI, THE SECOND WITH SIGNATURE KOSAI
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Two Ivory Netsuke**
Late Edo period (19th century), the first with signature Mitsuyuki, the second with signature Kosai
The first carved as a man witnessing the transformation of the Miraculaous Tea Kettle into a badger, the details stained dark; the second of a group of priests terrified by the Miraculous Tea Kettle, one priest about to strike the kettle with a fly whisk
1½in. (3.8cm.); 1 3/8in. (3.5cm.) wide (2)
Late Edo period (19th century), the first with signature Mitsuyuki, the second with signature Kosai
The first carved as a man witnessing the transformation of the Miraculaous Tea Kettle into a badger, the details stained dark; the second of a group of priests terrified by the Miraculous Tea Kettle, one priest about to strike the kettle with a fly whisk
1½in. (3.8cm.); 1 3/8in. (3.5cm.) wide (2)
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