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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED SHINTOJU MASANAO
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A Wood Netsuke
Edo period (19th century), signed Shintoju Masanao
Carved as the warrior monk Benkei emerging from a conch shell while blowing on a smaller conch, his collar and tokin (small hat worn on the forehead) inlaid with dark polished wood
2¼in. (5.7cm.) long
Edo period (19th century), signed Shintoju Masanao
Carved as the warrior monk Benkei emerging from a conch shell while blowing on a smaller conch, his collar and tokin (small hat worn on the forehead) inlaid with dark polished wood
2¼in. (5.7cm.) long