Japan. Edo period. Early 19th c. Ivory with finely carved and engraved, stained details. Beautiful, golden-yellow patina. Sarumawashi sitting, one leg erect and sleeping with his head tilted left, while a small monkey on his back is trying to free itself from the rope. Height 3.1cm. Signed: Rantei, cf. MCI p. 640-645. Condition A/B. Age cracks.
Provenance: -Collection Karl M. Schwarz, ill. Netsuke Subjects, 1992, no. 275.
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