A wood and stained ivory manju nestuke

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A wood and stained ivory manju nestuke
carved with a blinded tengu chasing a tennyo among clouds -- 2.in (5.1cm) diam, signed Gyokukei on an ivory tablet; and an ivory netsuke of a standing Immortal holding a staff and tama, carrying a karako on his back -- 2¾.in (7cm) high, signed Komin.
See Colour Plate. (2)

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