An ivory netsuke
Circa 1800
Depicting the calligrapher and governor Sugawara Michizane (also known as Toto Tenjin) holding a flowering branch which refers to one of his most famous poems
10.3 cm. high
An ivory netsuke
Circa 1800
Depicting the calligrapher and governor Sugawara Michizane (also known as Toto Tenjin) holding a flowering branch which refers to one of his most famous poems
10.3 cm. high
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