MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KAITO

Details

An Ivory and Mixed-Metal Netsuke**
Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Kaito
A mixed-metal dove inlaid in a section of tooth ivory engraved with a meandering stream and a poem above
1 7/8in. (4.8cm.) diameter

Special notice

Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species. Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Raymond Bushell, Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar (New York: Weatherhill, 1975), pl. 273, where he translates the poem.
George Lazarnick, Netsuke and Inro and How to Read their Signatures, vol. II (Honolulu: Reed Publishers, 1981), p. 565.

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