Japanese Works of Art - 01 Jul 2020
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A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL MEIJI PERIOD
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Emerging from its shell and bending back to the top, realistically carved with its ocular tentacles fully extended, the himotoshi underneath formed by its fleshy tail, 4cm.