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Subject:Signed Netsuke of rat and ball.
Posted By: Sandra Mon, Dec 18, 2017 IP: 81.129.252.195 Hello |
Subject:Re: Signed Netsuke of rat and ball.
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Tue, Dec 19, 2017 Looking at the second picture, I get a feeling that we are looking at a Tagua nut carving. |
Subject:Re: Signed Netsuke of rat and ball.
Posted By: Stan Tue, Dec 19, 2017 It may be the quality of your photos, but I don't see any Schreger lines. This means the material is not ivory. It might be a tagua nut (aka plant ivory). |
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