An ivory netsuke of Yamauba with the boy Kintoki
An ivory netsuke of Yamauba with the boy Kintoki
By a member of the Kikugawa Family of Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The woman reclining, leaning on one hand while clutching the wrist of the young boy who climbs over her legs to join her, their robes engraved with formal designs; signed in an oval reserve Kikugawa.
5.4cm (2 1/8in) wide.
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An ivory netsuke of Yamauba with the boy Kintoki
By a member of the Kikugawa Family of Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The woman reclining, leaning on one hand while clutching the wrist of the young boy who climbs over her legs to join her, their robes engraved with formal designs; signed in an oval reserve Kikugawa.
5.4cm (2 1/8in) wide.