A Japanese articulated ivory lobster Meiji period

the animal intricately carved with a fully articulated body, with two long feelers and twelve articulated legs, together with a carved ivory articulated crab, Meiji Period, damaged

Lobster: The front right feeler has broken off and is retained, there is also a break to the back right leg, which is lost. There is also part of the mouth missing. Crab: The front pincers are intact and one leg, but the rest have broken off and are retained.
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