Project Description

Ivory Netsuke of Hotei by Ohara Mitsuhiro (Osaka, 1810-1875)

Derived from a Bizen pottery model with a trompe-l’œil seam running around the whole piece 

Signed Mitsuhiro with seal Ohara.  Osaka circa 1850

Height: 4.1 cm

Provenance:

Private collection, France

Information:

Compare with the probably unique wood version on my website, MR1685

MR2945