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RAKUOSAI
A Stag antler okimono (table ornament)
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Carved as the pair Ashinaga and Tenaga working
together to free themselves from the tentacles of an
octopus, the details stained dark and the octopus’
eyes inlaid in dark horn, signed Rakuosai; set on a
hardwood stand
8 1/8in (20.6cm) high, figure only; 9 3/4in (24.7cm)
high overall

$2,500 - 3,500
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260 MICHAEL BIRCH (1926-2008)
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A wood netsuke of a female ghost
English, 20th century
The slender figure shown naked, with long unkempt
hair, her face held in a fearful grimace, her legs trailing
off into flames signed on a gold reserve on the reverse,
MJB
5 1/2in (14cm) high
$1,200 - 1,800

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MASANAO SHINZAN (1904-?)
A wood netsuke of Kiyohime
Showa period (1926-1989), 20th century
Carved as the enraged witch Kiyohime coiled around
the bell of Dojoji temple, inside which the priest Anchin
is hiding, his face visible through a crack in the bell, the
262 witch’s horns and fangs inlaid in bone, signed on the
underside Shuzan
1 1/2in (3.8cm) high

$1,000 - 1,500
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A WOOD MODEL OF A HORSE
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Carved from a single block of wood, the animal shown
with its head down and turned back to the right, and
lifting its right front hoof, the wood bearing a rich dark
brown patina
11 3/4in (29.8cm) wide, 10 1/8in (25.7cm) high
$1,500 - 2,500

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