Japan. Edo period. 2nd half of the 19th c. Ivory with finely carved, engraved, and stained details. Beautiful, glazed patina. Standing cloth vendor in a belted robe and a bundle with three bales of cloth over his shoulder. Height 4.7cm. Signed: Tomomune in curved reserve. Cf. MCI p. 906. Condition A.
Provenance: -Collection Karl M. Schwarz, ill. Netsuke Subjects Addendum, 2001, no. A 145.
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