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"This is a 19th Century, finely hand carved Japanese netsuke depicting a seldom seem version of a Fukura Suzuma or 'Tongue-cut Sparrow', with an elderly woman seated on the right wing of the bird, holding very tight to its neck, while carrying a pair of scissors on her right hand.  Very nicely detailed with a rich patina.  The bird's eyes inlaid in dark horn.Signed Kosho on the bird's bottom.  Netsuke measures 1.65 inches (4.2cm) wide, and 1.10 inches (2.8cm) tall. \r\nNOTE:  A reference to the Carver Kosho and his signature is found on page 676 of Lazarnick's Netsuke and Inro Artists and How to Read their Signaturesa."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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