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A wood netsuke of a tanuki.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
A wood netsuke of a tanuki.
Signed Masakazu, Nagoya, Mid 19th century. With open mouth and his right arm raised in anger, nicely stained a warm reddish hue. Signed on the underside, Masakazu 1 1/4in (3.2cm). Provenance: Purchased in Tokyo, 1951.