Ivory. Bipartite, round. On the upper side in delicately detailed relief with soft transitions, Raiden, the god of thunder, dressed only in a loincloth, in animated dance pose above clouds in front of his circle of drums; the drumsticks in his hands. Verso the horrified landlord is crawling, dressed only in fundoshi and covering his ears, under a curtain next to which an incense stick is burning. ? 4.2cm. Signed: Ichieisai Komin & Kakihan, this piece depicted in MCI p. 383. Condition A/B.
Provenance: -Old collection no. 111.
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