Netsuke, toad with child on a straw sandal, so-called Zōri, Japan, Meiji period …

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Netsuke, toad with child on a straw sandal, so-called Zōri, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912), ,wood, carved, partly blackened, unsigned, l: 5.2 cm, h: 3.5 cm. Limit 108,-

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Netsuke, toad with child on a straw sandal, so-called Zōri, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912), ,wood, carved, partly blackened, unsigned, l: 5.2 cm, h: 3.5 cm. Limit 108,-

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