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UNSIGNED (EDO), EDO PERIOD (MID-19TH CENTURY)
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An Ivory Netsuke
Unsigned (Edo), Edo Period (Mid-19th century)
Katabori, okimono type, stained ivory; a lively group of five Chinese boys playing, one of them wearing a coral hat, each dressed in a long gown fastened with a bow at the front, two of them holding reishi fungus sceptres, the himotoshi formed by a natural opening in the base connecting with various openings in the sides
1 9/16 x 2¼in. (3.9 x 5.7cm.)
Unsigned (Edo), Edo Period (Mid-19th century)
Katabori, okimono type, stained ivory; a lively group of five Chinese boys playing, one of them wearing a coral hat, each dressed in a long gown fastened with a bow at the front, two of them holding reishi fungus sceptres, the himotoshi formed by a natural opening in the base connecting with various openings in the sides
1 9/16 x 2¼in. (3.9 x 5.7cm.)