AN IVORY NETSUKE

EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH CENTURY), SIGNED MITSUHARU

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AN IVORY NETSUKE
edo period (late 18th century), signed mitsuharu
Modelled as a shishi, seated and looking over its shoulder to the right, the creature clutching a large ball with its four claws, a loose ball in its mouth, eyes inlaid, its fur incised and stained, signed on the base within an oval cartouche
1¾in. (4.4cm.) high