An impressively large stag antler netsuke of an octopus. 18/19th century

An impressively large stag antler netsuke of an octopus. 18/19th century One third of the antler is taken up by the head with tiny engraved circular eyes; the remaining two-thirds are carved with tentacles with small, schematically rendered suckers that curl into spirals at their tips; whilst seven tentacles hang limply, the eighth is raised in a beckoning gesture. Intense patina with longish brown discolourations. Plugged at the top. Height 11 cm

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