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EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (EARLY 19TH-LATE 19TH CENTURY), THE FIRST SIGNED TOMOKAZU
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Three Ivory Netsuke**
Edo-Meiji period (early 19th-late 19th century), the first signed Tomokazu
The first carved as an octopus and two crabs on a woven basket; the second carved as a reclining man smoking a pipe on a wooden raft; the third carved as a man wrestling with a large earthquake fish
1¾in. (4.5cm.); 3in. (7.6cm.); 2 3/8in. (6cm.) wide (3)
Edo-Meiji period (early 19th-late 19th century), the first signed Tomokazu
The first carved as an octopus and two crabs on a woven basket; the second carved as a reclining man smoking a pipe on a wooden raft; the third carved as a man wrestling with a large earthquake fish
1¾in. (4.5cm.); 3in. (7.6cm.); 2 3/8in. (6cm.) wide (3)
Special notice
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