Lot Essay
Other works are illustrated in N. K. Davey, Netsuke (London 1974), nos. 617 and 618
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AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A STYLIZED BIRD
Intricately carved landscapes in the hollows of its body, eyes inlaid in coral, (minor age cracks), signed Fuji Masanobu (Hogen Fujiwara Masanobu) and kakihan, 19th century
4.7cm. wide
Intricately carved landscapes in the hollows of its body, eyes inlaid in coral, (minor age cracks), signed Fuji Masanobu (Hogen Fujiwara Masanobu) and kakihan, 19th century
4.7cm. wide