AN IVORY NETSUKE

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AN IVORY NETSUKE
EDO PERIOD (FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED RANSEN

Carved in the form of a reclining horse, head raised and the jaws apart, the tail curled under the hindquarters, the mane etched and details stained dark, eyes inlaid in amber, himotoshi on base, signed on the base in an oval reserve--1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm.) high