Unsigned Japan, Edo, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
The ivory finely stained and depicting Tenaga with his arms around his amusingly long legs, seated next to Ashinaga who placed his long arms on his companion’s knees. One himotoshi through the underside, the other ‘natural’. Tomochika/Ikkosai school.
HEIGHT 3 cm
Condition: Excellent condition. Provenance: German private collection, acquired in Japan in the 1980s/90s.