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429 A boxwood netsuke of a snail on a
bucket. Mid-19th century

Slithering over the side of a bucket, the
stretched out head resting on the bucket
wall, the body forming the himotôshi.
Inscribed Shigemasa with kaô to the flat
bottom of the bucket.
Height 3.2 cm; width 3.3 cm
Provenance
Christie’s, New York, 12.9.1995, Lot 35

€ 2.500 – 2.700

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