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EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
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A Kyoto-School Ivory Netsuke**
Edo period (18th century)
Carved as a tiger on a section of bamboo, his thick tail curled around close to the right side of his body as he looks back over his right shoulder with his mouth open in a snarl, large himotoshi through the center of the bamboo
2 3/8in. (6cm.) wide
Edo period (18th century)
Carved as a tiger on a section of bamboo, his thick tail curled around close to the right side of his body as he looks back over his right shoulder with his mouth open in a snarl, large himotoshi through the center of the bamboo
2 3/8in. (6cm.) wide
Special notice
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