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crayfish inro
unsigned
19th century
ivory four-case inro with red lacquer crayfish
height 9.5 cm.
Provenance:
Edmund J. Lewis Collection
Exhibited:
Shadows and Reflections: Japanese Lacquer Art from the Collection of Edmund J. Lewis, Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1996, cat. no. 61
$25,000 (US)

Tomokazu
19th century
ivory netsuke of an octopus emerging from fish basket, inlaid eyes, signed Tomokazu
length 6.5 cm.
Provenance:
Carlo Monzio Collection
$5,500 (US)
detail of netsuke
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