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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9571624, member: 2844&quot;]Apparently the Chinese have been commisioning them in Madura, where labour is cheaper than in China. In spite of low wages, Chinese labour is getting more expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>And according to the more knowledgeable members of the netsuke forum the signatures are no actual signatures, and they are not used exclusively by one maker. </p><p>Maybe the ones you like come from one workshop/factory, but I don&#039;t know the specifics the way the knowledgeable members of the netsuke forum do.</p><p><br /></p><p>They are charming, and a good alternative to the real deal. I try not to buy anything from present day China though, but that&#039;s just me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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