Boxwood with very finely carved and engraved details. The god of luck, Hotei, with a stiff fan in his left hand, sitting on a Chinese chair. The fan inlaid tortoiseshell, the Himotoshi framed by mother-of-pearl, various details partly made of colored mother-of-pearl, inlay of the chair made of stained ivory. Height 3.5cm, width 2.8cm. Sign.: Chikusai on rectangular tortoiseshell reserve, cf. MCI p. 25, that depicts a very similar piece made of ivory. ?saka, active 1850-75. Condition A/B. Inscription in ink on the bottom.
Please note that objects made of ivory, rhinoceros horn and turtle shell, due to Cites regulations can only be sold within the European Community. At present the export in third countries is prohibited.