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Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-12552, described as Pipe holder: carved bone, long and narrow. Light relief decoration with incised detail depicts five insects on each side. One side has snail with coral inlaid antennae, wasp with jade eyes and mother of pearl wings (one missing), cricket with jade head, Praying mantis with incised mother-of-pearl belly and yellow shell eyes, and a beetle w/ coral and shell. Other side depicts a slug, locust, dragon fly, bee, and butterfly. each with inlaid eyes. Butterfly has tortoise shell wings. Interior hollowed out for pipe. Cord hole on side L. 20 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-12537, described as Carving / Cabinet piece (?) or possibly Netsuke: Carved ivory figure of walking man, left leg raised in step. His face is turned to the left, and is smiling. Slung on his right side is a bag w/ three characters written upon it, a small inlaid piece of coral, and an inlaid mother of pearl 'double gourd'. The entire right hand is broken off, as are the tips of the fingers of the left hand and right toes. Cloud designs incised on the back of the garment. H. 4.5 cm.