A stag antler and silvered metal netsuke of a crab

19th century

19th century
Unsigned.
5.4cm (2 1/8in) wide.

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Provenance:
W. Guest collection.
Henry Reiss collection.
M. T. Hindson collection.

Published:
Davey, MTH, p.421, no.1255.
Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.447, no.K537.

Of kagamibuta form, the silver-plated crab with extended legs forming a cover to a shaped stag-antler bowl, the single cord hole beneath with a carved petal surround.