SIGNED HIDECHIKA, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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An Ivory Netsuke
Signed Hidechika, Edo Period (19th century)
Of Ashinaga and Tenaga trying to catch an octopus
7.2cm. high

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Lot Essay

Ashinaga [Long Legs] and Tenaga [Long Arms] are two mythical Chinese fishermen who lived on the seashore somewhere in northern China. This is a typical depiction of the pair joining forces to catch an octopus but where Ashinaga's long legs get entangled with the creature and they struggle to free him.

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