An ivory netsuke of a fish
An ivory netsuke of a fish
By Hogyoku, Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The captured fish lying on its side with a knotted line still attached to its mouth and the skin rotting away towards the tail, the ivory lightly stained; signed Hogyoku.
8.9cm (3½in) wide.
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An ivory netsuke of a fish
By Hogyoku, Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The captured fish lying on its side with a knotted line still attached to its mouth and the skin rotting away towards the tail, the ivory lightly stained; signed Hogyoku.
8.9cm (3½in) wide.