A RARE NETSUKE OF A MINIATURE TANEGASHIMA TEPPO (RIFLE)

Description:

Japan, Edo period, 19th cent.
L. 10 cm
The miniature replica carved from wood with brass, steel and iron. Three gilt- and silveres aoi. The moving parts all functioning.
Old Southern German private collection
A similar netsuke was sold by Bonhams, 14 December 2020, Los Angeles, lot 201 - Very minor traces of age