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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 494154, member: 5833&quot;]v-l-f, what is the size of this?&nbsp;&nbsp; Is there a hidden clasp here?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]163074[/ATTACH] </p><p>I would be wary of a seller&#039;s claim that an ivory item is Meiji period.&nbsp; It is safer for seller &amp; more appealing to potential buyers to see ivory as antique, but something about this piece feels wrong to me.&nbsp; I think it is mainly the flat-backed carved plaque, when Japan is so noted for work in the round, &amp; the way the plaque is attached to the beads, like something a home crafts person would do.&nbsp; It is easy enough to make ivory look old.&nbsp; My guess is this is modern Chinese meant to look Japanese.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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