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A wood and lacquer kagamibuta style netsuke of a b

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD
A wood and lacquer kagamibuta style netsuke of a b
Inagawa family, Tokyo, Late 18th century. , Late 18th century. A covered bowl of black wood (kaki?) with a simulated crack and lacquer repair with an ivory handle and gold lacquer leaves. There is a cutout on the side of the removable lid that reveals a mouse in inside the bowl. The gold lacquer signature appears on the outside of the bowl, Inagawa saku. 6/8in (1.9cm). Provenance: Illustrated in Lazarnick page 514.