Project Description
Ivory netsuke of a hare, by Yoshitomo
Eating the leaves of a large sprig of loquats. The eyes and fruit inlaid with very dark reddish buffalo horn
Signed: Yoshitomo. Kyoto, circa 1790
4.5 cm long
Information:
The MCI illustrates the variant from Meinertzhagen’s own collection, p. 998. It is a simpler smoother version than this
MR2521