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A carved wood netsuke of a badger
Signed Ransen, Edo period (19th century)
Carved as a seated racoon-faced dog, commonly called a badger in Western parlance, the eyes inlaid in bead, signature on underside
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) high
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Ransen is known as a pupil of a great master, Nagai Rantei (1789-1800) who established a school in Kyoto.

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