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320 An Edo school wood netsuke of a kappa on
a hamaguri, by Kômin. 19th century

Climbing over a ridged clam which is closing
its valves on the kappa’s foot, on his back a
tortoise’s carapace, the pimply skin of the legs
rendered in ukibori. The eye pupils painted
black under translucent horn, the depression
on top of his head inlaid with a grey materi-
al, the umbo inlaid with shell, the cord holes
ligned with silver. Signed Kômin on a rectan-
gular gilt tablet. Restored.
Height 3.1 cm; width 3.1 cm

€ 800 – 1.200

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321 A large Edo school boxwood netsuke of a
tengu no tamago, by Shûmin. Mid-19th century

A karasu tengu hatches from its cracked egg,
the underside carved with a maple leaf, an oak
leaf, and pine needles in fine line engraving,
one cord hole in shape of a ginkgo leaf. The
tengu’s cap of kaki wood. Signed Shûmin.
Restored.
Height 3.6 cm; length 4.1 cm
€ 1.200 – 1.500

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