A RYUSA STYLE STAGANTLER NETSUKE OF AN ELEPHANT
Signed Masayuki in a square reserve, 19th Century
The smiling elephant standing with its head bowed, its saddle cloth pierced with flowers
4cm. wide
Lot Essay
For a similar example of the artist Hoshunsai Masayuki, see Netsuke (N.K. Davey, 1982) p.182, no. 540.