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Three ivory netsuke
19th Century
The first depicting Genso the Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty, sitting with his concubine Yokihi on a throne, signed Chikuyosai with seal Tomochika; the second depicting Sennin Seiobo, a female Sennin, holding a basket with peaches and standing next to a servant, signed on an oval reserve Shomin; the third depicting Tennin, shown as a floating angel, beating a tsuzumi (hand drum), signed Hideyuki
Sizes ranging from 3.2 cm. to 7.2 cm. high (3)
19th Century
The first depicting Genso the Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty, sitting with his concubine Yokihi on a throne, signed Chikuyosai with seal Tomochika; the second depicting Sennin Seiobo, a female Sennin, holding a basket with peaches and standing next to a servant, signed on an oval reserve Shomin; the third depicting Tennin, shown as a floating angel, beating a tsuzumi (hand drum), signed Hideyuki
Sizes ranging from 3.2 cm. to 7.2 cm. high (3)
Provenance
Ex Univ. Museum of Pennsylvania Nr. 29-26-145.
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