Netsuke of Ashinaga and Tenaga with an Octopus, Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912), 18th century, Japan, Wood, H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.3 cm), Netsuke, Ashinaga ('long legs') and Tenaga ('long arms') are two mythical figures who utilize their enhanced extremities to capture creatures from the ocean. The pair thus transforms what might at first appear as physical disfigurements into a mutually beneficial attribute
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Netsuke, Ashinaga, Tenaga, Octopus, Edo, 1615–1868, Meiji period, 1868–1912, 18th century, Japan, Wood, H, 2 3/4, 7 cm, W, 1 1/16, 2.7, D, 7/8, 2.3, long legs, arms, two mythical figures, utilize, enhanced extremities, capture creatures, ocean, pair thus, transforms, might, first, physical disfigurements, mutually, beneficial, attribute
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