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EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), THE FIRST SIGNED MORIMASA AND WITH KAO (CURSIVE MONOGRAM)
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Two Ivory Manju Netsuke, A Wood Netsuke And An Ojime**
Edo-Meiji period (19th century), the first signed Morimasa and with kao (cursive monogram)
The first carved in sunken relief with the warrior Busho about to kill a tiger; the second carved on the top with Hotei and a Chinese boy surrounded by Hotei's bag; the third carved as a block of wood decorated on the top with an iris in a roundel in low relief; the ojime designed as Daitoku carrying a large treasure sack in soft metals
2¼in. (5.7cm.); 2in. (5.1cm.) diameter; 1¼in (3.2cm.) wide; ¾in. (1.8cm.) long (4)
Edo-Meiji period (19th century), the first signed Morimasa and with kao (cursive monogram)
The first carved in sunken relief with the warrior Busho about to kill a tiger; the second carved on the top with Hotei and a Chinese boy surrounded by Hotei's bag; the third carved as a block of wood decorated on the top with an iris in a roundel in low relief; the ojime designed as Daitoku carrying a large treasure sack in soft metals
2¼in. (5.7cm.); 2in. (5.1cm.) diameter; 1¼in (3.2cm.) wide; ¾in. (1.8cm.) long (4)
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