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Antique
Japanese Ivory Okimono
Puppeteer
Performing
with Crane-man
Signature: unsigned, early 20th Century
H
2.75in.(7cm.), W 2.25in.(5.7cm.), D 1.25in.(3cm.)
Condition: Very Good Antique
netsuke, cream colored ivory with age patina, engraving with sumi, natural himotoshi,
portraying a seated man offering up a good luck depiction of a large crane, the
supreme symbol of long life, in the grasp of a fortunate man. Engraving with sumi
in the features and hairlines, engraved embroideries in the man’s robes.
Sold
to Private Collection |
