Description
TWO NETSUKE
carved from marine ivory; one depicting a man standing on one foot, holding a teapot; the other, highlighted in black, depicting a buffalo herder playing the flute, seated on his reclining, curled-up buffalo, with its head turned backwards.
(Leg reattached and cracks on the first).
Japan, late 18th and mid-19th centuries.
TWO CARVED MARINE IVORY NETSUKE, JAPAN, LATE 18TH AND MID-19TH CENTURIES.
HEIGHT: 6.3 CM (2 1/2 IN.) – 5.3 CM (2 1/16 IN.)
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