Wasp in Pear

ANTIQUE JAPANESE NETSUKE

A superb rare ivory netsuke of a wasp in a rotting fruit pear. This is a model with many variations, normally carved in wood by a small number of artists. It is extremely rare to see it carved in ivory ( ivory material being more expensive than boxwood) and was likely copied from a wood example, as per the " Similar" all wood, noted below.

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Signed Kogetsu
Weight about : 34 grams
Height about : 4.6cm
Width about : 2.3 cm
Depth about: 2.8 cm.

Condition: Very good, rubbing, age hairline
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A$2250