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    Posted 6 years ago

    Licorice1977
    (19 items)

    I don't really know much about this little guy. He was my sister's, and I recently found him in a drawer of just "things". I'm wondering what it might be made of. Seems cold to the touch. He's maybe 2.5" tall. There seems to be a marking on one of his feet. Who is he?

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    Antique Japanese carved Netsuke of a Tenuki signed Masanao. 19th Century. MEIJI.
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    1. racer4four racer4four, 6 years ago
      I think he's Japanese and some sort of resin. The people to ask are the FB group on Japanese arts:
      https://www.facebook.com/groups/collectingjapaneseceramics/
    2. Manikin Manikin, 6 years ago
      Chinese and is a Netsuke if that is a hole I see by ear and it goes all the way through to other side .
    3. Manikin Manikin, 6 years ago
      Oops I meant Japanese but looks more Chinese and appears that it could be carved ivory .
    4. Licorice1977 Licorice1977, 6 years ago
      Thank you!
    5. truthordare truthordare, 6 years ago
      I think it's one of the seven gods of good fortune in Japan, seems to have been finished with a clear solution, the foot has a partial signature. The curled beard might be the open cavity to use to attach it as a decorative toggle. Very nice.
    6. apostata apostata, 3 years ago
      i agree with of truthordare, the problem is i just bought an usb stick 1537 marks, and i could not find it
    7. Licorice1977 Licorice1977, 3 years ago
      apostata, that's great. No idea what you're talking about. Probably spam...
    8. dav2no1 dav2no1, 3 years ago
      Waki said he bought a computer program that contains 1537 images of these type of stamps/marks and he could not find them. He specializes in appraising Chinese Artifacts. He's in the Netherlands, so sometimes doesn't translate well.
    9. Licorice1977 Licorice1977, 3 years ago
      Okay. I didn't know that. Thank you.

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