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I would so much appreciate some information on what I believe to be a miniature Netsuke Thank you Please let me know if the makers mark is too small to make out very difficult to photograph

Hi,

Nice little piece.

The photos are unfortunately too blurry for me to try and make out the signature.

Whilst it is technically a netsuke, it's a piece which dates from the 20th century, probably mid. It will have been a tourist piece produced for the western market and never actually used. Quite a few of these were actually made in China as opposed to Japan.

For a lot of collectors, this would be what's known as a "Netsuke like object". Still a nice sculpture but it never actually saw use.

I hope this helps,

Regards,

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