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kagamibuta 鏡蓋  : netsuke consisting of a shallow plain bowl, usually of ivory, encircling a decorated metal disk.

 

kaô 花押 or kakihan 書き判 : monogram seal added to the signature.

 

katabori 形彫 : small sculptures carved in the round.

 

manjû 饅頭 : rounded and slightly flattened netsuke, shaped like manjû rice cakes.

 

ojime 緒締 : string fastener for inrô, in the shape of a bead.

 

ryûsa 柳左 : a form of manjû netsuke made of hollowed-out ivory or bone, with openwork decoration.

 

sashi 差 : netsuke of elongated shape.

 

shibuichi 四分一  : metal alloy of copper and silver.

 

tonkotsu トンコツ : tobacco pouch made of wood or other hard material.

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