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An oval iron tsuba
applied in gilt with a centipede on a stippled ground -- 2½in. (6.4cm) high; an ivory netsuke of two Immortals wrestling -- 1½in. (3.8cm) wide, signed on an inset red lacquer tablet; another of a toy cat inset in horn and mother-of-pearl -- 1¼in. (3.2cm) wide; an ebony netsuke of two monkeys wrestling -- 1.5/8in. (4.2cm) high; a red lacquer netsuke of a karako leaning on a square stand -- 1.5/8in. (4.2cm) high; and a gold lacquered miniature gourd snuff bottle in the shape of a bird, bronze mounts -- 1¾in. (4.4cm) long, stopper. (6)

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