NETSUKE: CLOTH VENDOR.
Japan. Edo period. 2nd half of the 19th c.

Ivory with finely carved; engraved; and stained details. Beautiful; glazed patina. Standing cloth vendor in a belted robe and a bundle with three bales of cloth over his shoulder. Height 4.7cm. Signed: Tomomune in curved reserve. Cf. MCI p. 906. Condition A.

Provenance:
-Collection Karl M. Schwarz; ill. Netsuke Subjects Addendum; 2001; no. A 145.

Please note that objects made of ivory; rhinoceros horn and turtle shell; due to Cites regulations can only be sold within the European Community. At present the export in third countries is prohibited.
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