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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), WITH SIGNATURE TOMOMASA
Details
An Ivory Netsuke**
Edo Period (19th Century), with signature Tomomasa
Carved as an oni dressed in tiger-skin breeches and holding a temple gong and carrying a wooden temple drum over his shoulder, the clapper carved free-moving, the details stained dark and the eyes inlaid in dark horn
2in. (5.1cm.) high
Edo Period (19th Century), with signature Tomomasa
Carved as an oni dressed in tiger-skin breeches and holding a temple gong and carrying a wooden temple drum over his shoulder, the clapper carved free-moving, the details stained dark and the eyes inlaid in dark horn
2in. (5.1cm.) high
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.