Japan. Edo period. Mid-19th c. Ivory with finely engraved, dark accentuated details, brownish colored. With partly golden-yellow glossy patina. The father watches the found louse between its fingers thoughtfully, while its young clings to him in its sleep. With natural Himotoshi. Height 2.9cm, width 3.1cm. Sign.: Ikkosai in oval reserve, cf. MCI p. 226, Ikkosai Toun, active from early to mid-Meiji period. Condition A.
Provenance: -Private collection Southern Germany.
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