An Ivory Netsuke of a Sage on a Crane
Signed Ikko (Hasegawa Ikko), Tsu, Edo period (early 19th century)
A sage holding onto the neck of an enormous crane, stained details
12.3 cm. long
An Ivory Netsuke of a Sage on a Crane
Signed Ikko (Hasegawa Ikko), Tsu, Edo period (early 19th century)
A sage holding onto the neck of an enormous crane, stained details
12.3 cm. long
George Lazarnick, Netsuke and Inro Artists and How to Read Their Signatures (Honolulu, 1982), vol. 1, p. 510
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