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Fine Netsuke



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                                                                                                                                                                   tHE cRoucHinG WELL-FED cat
                                                                                                                                                                   BY KaiGYoKuSai MaSatSuGu (1813-1892)
                                                                                                                                                                   the fat cat walks across a wet rock, bending down
                                                                                                                                                                   towards the water to take a drink after a fulfilling
                                                                                                                                                                   meal. It smiles ambiguously. A butterfly has landed
                                                                                                                                                                   on its back. one wonders how the sated cat will
                                                                                                                                                                   react; will it just keep staring at its own reflection?

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