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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), THE FIRST SIGNED TOMOCHIKA
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Two Ivory Netsuke**
Edo period (19th century), the first signed Tomochika
The first carved as the animals of the Zodiac in a tight circular formation, signature on a rectangular reserve on the underside; the second carved in the round as a tight group of the animals of the Zodiac
1½in. (3.8cm.) wide; 1½in. (3.8cm.) high (2)
Edo period (19th century), the first signed Tomochika
The first carved as the animals of the Zodiac in a tight circular formation, signature on a rectangular reserve on the underside; the second carved in the round as a tight group of the animals of the Zodiac
1½in. (3.8cm.) wide; 1½in. (3.8cm.) high (2)
Special notice
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