A Japanese ivory carving of a standing courtesan, her dressing gown falling from her shoulders as her pekingese tugs the skirt, her hair worn high on her head and worn with pins, she holds a purse from a cord in her mouth, on oval base (minor damage) -- 11½in.high, signed on oval green reserve Michinao (?).

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A Japanese ivory carving of a standing courtesan, her dressing gown falling from her shoulders as her pekingese tugs the skirt, her hair worn high on her head and worn with pins, she holds a purse from a cord in her mouth, on oval base (minor damage) -- 11½in.high, signed on oval green reserve Michinao (?).
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