Japan. Edo period. 19th c. Bowl ivory, disc with details in gold, silver, and copper. In Takabori the Japanese Gulliver Wasobioe with a Naginata in his hand, that he raised against the bearded giant Kochi. This keeps him on a rack like a doll. ? 4cm. Condition A/B.
Provenance: -Collection Karl M. Schwarz, ill. Netsuke Subjects Addendum, 2001, no. A 80.
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