UNSIGNED, EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)

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AN IVORY NETSUKE
Unsigned, Edo period (18th century)
Of a fox affectionately resting on the right shoulder of a seated man, stained and well patinated (age cracks)
2in. (5cm.) high

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Lot Essay

This netsuke could allude to the story of the merchant who once saved a small fox condemned to death by three children. The fox's father, disguised as a hunter, brought a fox liver to save the son of the merchant.

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