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An ivory netsuke of seven sages in bamboo grove.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
An ivory netsuke of seven sages in bamboo grove.
By Hosai Masahiro, Nagoya, Mid 19th century. The figures under the bamboo canopy, weel worn both inside and out. Signed on the underside, Masahiro, plus a seal highlighted in red, Hosai. School of Hogen Fujiwara Masanobu. 1 1/8in (2.9cm). Provenance: Ex Pruyn Collection in Albany Institute for History & Art. Robert Pruyn was appointed to the post of Minister to Japan by President Lincoln in 1861.