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Request for Input:  I am trying to determine the name and type of the device shown below. I purchased it on eBay based on my interest in the Mikado. The image on the device is originally from a photograph of the Three Little Maids from the first New York production of the Mikado in late 1885. I have performed a search for information on the web and think this little gem may be a Netsuke of the type named Kagamibuta. The links in the following table lead to additional images of the Three Little Maids device and to other information I have gathered on the internet that may indicate it is a Kagamibuta Netsuke. I would appreciate any information on this item. My email address is listed above.        

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Item in Question

 

Netsuke Background Information

Examples of Kagamibuta Netsukes

 

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