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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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An Ivory Netsuke and a Stag Antler Netsuke**
Edo period (19th century)
The first carved as Chokaro's horse emerging from a gourd; the second of the same subject, utilizing the natural branch-shape of the antler, the horse emerging from an opening in the lower lobe of the gourd below a coil of rope, mouth of the vessel plugged with an ebony cap secured with a metal pin
2¼in. (5.7cm.); 3¼in. (8.3cm.) long (2)
Edo period (19th century)
The first carved as Chokaro's horse emerging from a gourd; the second of the same subject, utilizing the natural branch-shape of the antler, the horse emerging from an opening in the lower lobe of the gourd below a coil of rope, mouth of the vessel plugged with an ebony cap secured with a metal pin
2¼in. (5.7cm.); 3¼in. (8.3cm.) long (2)
Special notice
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