NETSUKE: SENNIN CHOKWAR?
Japan. Edo Period. 18th c.

Ivory; finely carved; engraved and dark accentuated. The cheerful laughing Sennin with fly-whisk in the right hand and gourd in the raised left hand; is standing in belted robe on a 12 mm wide surface; carved from a triangular segment of the tooth. H.10;3cm. Condition A.

Provenance:
-Old collection-no. 551.

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.
Art trade; Van Ham.