Japan. Edo period. 19th c. Bowl ivory, disc Shibuichi with details in gold, silver, and copper. The clerk with a torch standing on the bridge of the Nameri river. Below the bridge two men, searching for his 10 lost coins. This episode is known as the "Story of the lost coins", because he paid 50 coins to the men in order to retrieve the 10. ? 4.7cm. Signed: Haruoki (Kakihan). Condition A/B. Crack in the bowl.
Provenance: -Collection Karl M. Schwarz, ill. Netsuke Subjects Addendum, 2001, no. A 92.
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