Boar, Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century, Japan, Ivory inlaid with coral and small blue and white semiprecious stones, 1 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 1 1/8 in. (2.9 × 5.4 × 2.9 cm), Netsuke, Kōhōsai, The Osaka carver embellished the back of the boar with a decorative cover with colorful semiprecious stones mimicking hanging beads. Such covers were normally worn by elephants.
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Boar, Meiji period, 1868–1912, 19th century, Japan, Ivory inlaid, coral, small blue, white semiprecious stones, 1 1/8, 2, 2.9, 5.4, 2.9 cm, Netsuke, Kōhōsai, Osaka, carver embellished, back, boar, decorative cover, colorful, mimicking, hanging, beads, covers, normally, worn, elephants
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