Project Description
Deer Antler Ryusa Style Manju Netsuke by Eisai
The stained antler exquisitely carved with a ho-o bird above a repeat frieze, the underside with stylised clouds
Signed: ei. Tokyo. Circa 1870
Diameter: 4 cm
The relative scarcity of the artist’s work is suggested by there being only two included in Paul Moss’s Kokusai trilogy
MR5074
