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A carved ivory netsuke of a stylized fukura susume ("fat sparrow") with inlaid black eyes. Inscribed on the bottom.In Japan, the sparrow is regarded as an auspicious symbol of prosperity and abundance. The Fukura susume (suzume) was particularly popular in the late Edo period from the 1780s onwards. “Fukura” means “to expand” and paired with the auspicious sparrow has the overall meaning of "prosperity will expand."
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