Lot Essay
Rantei came from Izumo but lived in Kyoto and is noted for his carvings in ivory, though he occasionally used wood, and as in this instance, the details were intricately carved.
For the artist see George Lazarnick, Netsuke and Inro Artists and How to Read Their Signatures (Honolulu, 1982), p.864
For the artist see George Lazarnick, Netsuke and Inro Artists and How to Read Their Signatures (Honolulu, 1982), p.864