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A boxwood netsuke of mushrooms.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:900.00 USD Estimated At:1,800.00 - 2,000.00 USD
A boxwood netsuke of mushrooms.
Attributed to Chikuzenya Masakazu, Yamada, Mid 19th century. Comprising three large and several smaller buds, the gills are finely carved and darkly stained, the rest lightly stained. Signed safely in a concave area on the underside, Masakazu. 1 1/8in (3cm). Provenance: Purchased at Toraya, Tokyo, July 1, 1960.