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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7607, described as netsuke: kagami-buta form depicting man's head. He has curly beard and moustache, and earring in left ear. Daruma.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7410, described as Netsuke: boy with large head, seated. Wears gold collar. Carries fan.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7425, described as Netsuke: wrestler. Stripped to waist, wears thick rope as a belt.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7609, described as Netsuke: man seated inside grotto formed by a tree. His left arm raised. Signed by Chōbu. According to the donor's catalog: "Netsuke in old ivory of a grotto backed by a denoted and decorating tree. Within - a man is seated in strength and command. Clad in a sweeping robe - his left arm - raised - and the right hand caressing the back [untranscribable] dragon - who languishes with his head on the lap of the mighty man. Bashiko (Ma Hsi Wang) - a sennin and legendary Chinese physician who lived from 2697 to 2597 B.C. at the time of Huang Ti. He is shown performing operation on the ailing dragon - which he followed by a draught of liquorice. Sometimes he is shown carried into the clouds on the back of his grateful patient. It is a profound Netsuke of strength and archaic mysticism. Bashiko."
Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7734, described as Figure; ivory, painted; crawling baby. Robed tied with blue sash. 2.4 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7501, described as Netsuke: semi-reclining woman. Carries lotus blossom.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7554, described as Netsuke: standing woman with elaborate head ornament is tearing a strip of cloth.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7508, described as netsuke: seated man with right arm on table.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7486, described as netsuke: two men standing and two men sitting. One of the standing figures has right arm raised.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7858, described as Netsuke: man seated by a stag which is lying down. Man has cap, beard. holds object in left hand. Right hand on knee.

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