Description: The hanging button netsuke, represents a boy holding a mask of Nobe character Ko-beshimi, an ivory carving, signed by Kyūichi 久 一. Japan, end of 19th century, dimensions 2.4 x 2.8 cm. Takeuchi (Takenouchi) Kyūichi (Hisakazu) 竹 内 久 一 (1857 - 1916), in 1887 he became one of the founders of the Tokyo University of Fine Arts. Condition 2