MANJ? DRAGON AMONG CLOUDS.
Japan. Edo period. Early 19th c.

Ivory. Beard; claws; and scales very subtly engraved and darkened. A kind of Manj? depicting a dragon winding through stylised clouds. Finely polished on the back. Natural Himotoshi. This appears to be a commissional work. ?ca. 5.6; diameter 0.5cm. Sign.: Toyomasa; rokuyyukyo sai (at the age of 69) on the flat back; cf. MCI p. 948ff. Condition A.
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Art trade; Van Ham.