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(20TH CENTURY), WITH SIGNATURE YASUAKI AND WITH ENGRAVED SEAL ON GOLD TABLET KODAMA
Details
A Colored Ivory Netsuke**
(20th century), with signature Yasuaki and with engraved seal on gold tablet Kodama
Modelled as the old man in the tale of the Tongue-cut Sparrow at the moment he opens the box of treasures, the surface of the box incised to resemble woven wicker and the contents rendered in inlaid shell and colored ivory
1½in. (3.8cm.) high
(20th century), with signature Yasuaki and with engraved seal on gold tablet Kodama
Modelled as the old man in the tale of the Tongue-cut Sparrow at the moment he opens the box of treasures, the surface of the box incised to resemble woven wicker and the contents rendered in inlaid shell and colored ivory
1½in. (3.8cm.) high
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species.
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country