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  1. Jal

    Jal Active Member

    It is a Curious Japanesse button. I'm supposing that it is from japan due the carving stile. But I'm not sure about her use or age. Could it be produced for exportation or is it created to use in japan?

    Thanks.
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    Jal, Mar 21, 2020
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  2. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    It's elephant ivory and could have been carved in a number of countries.
     
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  3. flipper

    flipper Striving to face adversity with tact and humor

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    Ivory carved lion with no country of origin mentioned. 1900s...
     
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is a lovely, antique Japanese manju netsuke, made for local use.
    Manjus are shaped like buttons but often slightly more puffy. They are called after Japanese rice cakes which have the same shape (minus toggle bit at the back).
    Many manju netsuke were carved after one of the great fires of Edo, to have a quick replacement for the more elaborate netsuke lost in the fire.
    Manju netsuke are typical Japanese.
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    For comparison, a manju netsuke I sold a few years ago, with a very Japanese theme, Benzaiten the Goddess of music:

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  6. Hollyblue

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  8. Christmasjoy

    Christmasjoy Well-Known Member

    OOHHH that's Gorgeous !!! .. Joy. :):):)
     
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  9. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    I think this could be just a button - what size is it?
     
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  10. DragonflyWink

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  11. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

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  12. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    Cantonese anonymous carver?:)

    Edit: Wow! Just saw the identification above, she is A MASTER!!!
     
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  13. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    Awesome piece!
     
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