An ivory netsuke of Ebisu and Daikoku
An ivory netsuke of Ebisu and Daikoku
By Ohara Mitsuhiro (1810-1875), Osaka, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Of compact form, Daikoku standing with a large sack on his back and holding his mallet while Ebisu wrestles with a giant carp, the ivory lightly stained and the carp's one visible eye of mother-of-pearl with dark pupil; signed Mitsuhiro with a poet-shaped kao. 3.8cm (1½in) high.
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An ivory netsuke of Ebisu and Daikoku
By Ohara Mitsuhiro (1810-1875), Osaka, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Of compact form, Daikoku standing with a large sack on his back and holding his mallet while Ebisu wrestles with a giant carp, the ivory lightly stained and the carp's one visible eye of mother-of-pearl with dark pupil; signed Mitsuhiro with a poet-shaped kao. 3.8cm (1½in) high.
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