AN IVORY NETSUKE
AN IVORY NETSUKE

UNSIGNED, EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY)

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AN IVORY NETSUKE
Unsigned, Edo Period (Late 18th/19th Century)
Of a masked street entertainer standing on one leg as he dances to the rhythm of a drum held up to his right shoulder which he beats with his right hand, his robe decorated with fern designs, katabori, ivory, with dark staining; eyes inlaid in horn
3in. (9cm.) high

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