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MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), THE FIRST SIGNED GYOKUHOSAI AND INSCRIBED AKASHIURA KAKINOMOTO SHA (KAKINOMOTO SHRINE, AKASHI BAY); THE SECOND SIGNED KIMITADA; THE THIRD SIGNED SHINJI
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Three Ivory Netsuke**
Meiji period (late 19th century), the first signed Gyokuhosai and inscribed Akashiura Kakinomoto sha (Kakinomoto shrine, Akashi Bay); the second signed Kimitada; the third signed Shinji
The first carved as a snail on a branch of persimmons, the largest fruit excavated with a tiny landscape on the interior; the second carved as three boys revelling in a sake cup; the third of a craftsman on a ladder working on a temple bell
1½in. (3.8cm.) wide; 1 5/8in. (4.1cm.); 1 5/8in. (4.1cm.) high (3)
Meiji period (late 19th century), the first signed Gyokuhosai and inscribed Akashiura Kakinomoto sha (Kakinomoto shrine, Akashi Bay); the second signed Kimitada; the third signed Shinji
The first carved as a snail on a branch of persimmons, the largest fruit excavated with a tiny landscape on the interior; the second carved as three boys revelling in a sake cup; the third of a craftsman on a ladder working on a temple bell
1½in. (3.8cm.) wide; 1 5/8in. (4.1cm.); 1 5/8in. (4.1cm.) high (3)
Special notice
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