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A group of two wood netsuke.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:700.00 USD Estimated At:1,400.00 - 1,800.00 USD
A group of two wood netsuke.
Mid 19th century. The first, temple scene in a clamshell, has cloud patterns along the top and wave patterns along the bottom, inside are two temple porticos and three small figures. A later added signature on the top. 1 3/8in (3.5cm). The second, by Masabumi, a man kneeling to polish a curved object which is the base of the netsuke and forms the character 'kokoro'. Signed on the underside, Masabumi. Provenance: The second, Illustrated in Lazarnick page 699.