EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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AN IVORY NETSUKE
edo period (19th century)
Modelled as two karako, one opening the pod of a hoozuki (Chinese lantern flower), the other boy reaching for the fruit, the interior of the fruit carved as a movable coral ball
1in. (3.2cm.) wide
edo period (19th century)
Modelled as two karako, one opening the pod of a hoozuki (Chinese lantern flower), the other boy reaching for the fruit, the interior of the fruit carved as a movable coral ball
1in. (3.2cm.) wide