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Two Wood Netsuke
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), THE FIRST SIGNED TOMONOBU, THE SECOND SIGNED GYOKUICHI
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Two Wood Netsuke
Edo period (19th century), the first signed Tomonobu, the second signed Gyokuichi
The first carved as a group of vegetables, the himotoshi formed by the stem of the pumpkin; the second modelled as a tortoise with its legs, head and tail withdrawn into its shell
2in. (5.1cm.) wide; 2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) long (2)
Edo period (19th century), the first signed Tomonobu, the second signed Gyokuichi
The first carved as a group of vegetables, the himotoshi formed by the stem of the pumpkin; the second modelled as a tortoise with its legs, head and tail withdrawn into its shell
2in. (5.1cm.) wide; 2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) long (2)