Featured Japanese ??Netsuke??? Brass and other metals? Who's it supposed to be?

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  1. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I found the poor dude sewn and glued to a big heavy chain. I don't think the chain is silver - pity since it weighs a TON. The dude has writing underneath his chin, but my knowledge of written languages gets as far east as Berlin and stops dead. I'm going to figure out a way to un-glue him from the chain. The thread went through existing holes, and the writing appears to have been stamped on after the back was attached. Beyond that...dunno.
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    evelyb30, Sep 27, 2020
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    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Maybe a Noh mask?
    Maybe Okina?
     
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  3. Van_Poperin

    Van_Poperin Well-Known Member

    Woah. What a handsome face! Excited to see him free and identified <3
     
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  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Me too. I have to get him out of that glue.
     
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