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Subject:ivory toggle or netsuke ?
Posted By: Côme Sat, Aug 19, 2017 IP: 2.12.248.185

Dear forum dwellers,

Would you be able to tell what is this object (6cm. hightx4.5) netsuke, inro's toggle ?

What is the hole at the back intended for?

With all my thanks.

Côme.







Subject:Re: ivory toggle or netsuke ?
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Sun, Aug 20, 2017

plant ivory. . . Tagua nut.

Ernest

Subject:Re: ivory toggle or netsuke ?
Posted By: Bokaba Sun, Aug 20, 2017

Yes, ivory. Quite a frightening face. Probably Meiji or even late Edo Period.

Bokaba


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