Lot Essay
The Rokkasen are the Six Immortal Poets of the 9th Century.
Details
ROKKASEN POEM CARDS
Ivory ryusa netsuke, signed on the interior Haku-un
Mid 19th Century
1 5/8 in. (4 cm.) long
Ivory ryusa netsuke, signed on the interior Haku-un
Mid 19th Century
1 5/8 in. (4 cm.) long
Literature
George Lazarnick, Netsuke and Inro Artists, Reed Publishers, Honolulu, 1982, p. 441; Raymond Bushell, Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar, Weatherhill, New York, 1975, fig. 570a and b