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415 - Erotic Men okimono 1
Unknown
DATE 19th century
AUTHOR Unknown artist (19th century) Japan
MEDIA Mammoth ivory
SIZE 3,2 x 1,6 x 1,9 cm (1 1/4 x 5/8 x 3/4")
LOCATION Private collection
NOTES Okimono: Small carvings without the obvious cord-holes characteristic of netsuke are known as okimono (from the characters oku "to leave" and mono "object"), and are intended as ornaments for display, as shelf-ornaments.
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