An ivory netsuke of Kintaro
An ivory netsuke of Kintaro
School of Ohara Mitsuhiro, Osaka, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The boy hero standing with one foot on an overturned wild boar preparing to dispatch it, forming a compact composition in typically stained and slightly worn ivory; inscribed in gourd-shaped reserve Mitsuhiro. 3.8cm (1½in) high.
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An ivory netsuke of Kintaro
School of Ohara Mitsuhiro, Osaka, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The boy hero standing with one foot on an overturned wild boar preparing to dispatch it, forming a compact composition in typically stained and slightly worn ivory; inscribed in gourd-shaped reserve Mitsuhiro. 3.8cm (1½in) high.