An ivory okimono of a group of street entertainers, the central figure carrying a mask and a flag on his back and ringing a bell, surrounded by three boys and a bijin at various activities including one kneeling to pick up a tortoise, the details stained black (age cracks) -- 2½.in.high.

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An ivory okimono of a group of street entertainers, the central figure carrying a mask and a flag on his back and ringing a bell, surrounded by three boys and a bijin at various activities including one kneeling to pick up a tortoise, the details stained black (age cracks) -- 2½.in.high.
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