Two Japanese ivory netsuke, Late 19th Century
the first of a man, relaxed and tipsy, singing along while he cools himself with a fan, signed Shogetsu; the other of a scribe, seated and writing on a scroll, signed on a red lacquer reserve Kogyoku -- the first 1¼in. (3.2cm.) high. (2)
Two Japanese ivory netsuke, Late 19th Century
the first of a man, relaxed and tipsy, singing along while he cools himself with a fan, signed Shogetsu; the other of a scribe, seated and writing on a scroll, signed on a red lacquer reserve Kogyoku -- the first 1¼in. (3.2cm.) high. (2)