A JAPANESE IVORY AND SHIBAYAMA-STYLE MANJU NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Decorated with Hotei and a...

A JAPANESE IVORY AND SHIBAYAMA-STYLE MANJU NETSUKE

MEIJI 1868-1912

Decorated with Hotei and a small karako climbing upon his large sack, the God of Happiness depicted in silver and with a wood cloak, holding a fan inlaid with aogai and his bag made of shagreen, the boy in mother of pearl and with further details in stained ivory, with silver mounts, unsigned, 5cm.

Provenance: An English private collection, Surrey.