A fine carved ivory netsuke of the reclining Hotei with a boy

Description:

Japan, signed Yasuchika 靜親, 19th cent.
L. 6 cm
Beautifully crafted netsuke of the god of fortune with a boy, his hair bevels set in dark horn. Signed on the base, beautiful age patina.
From an old private collection Rhineland, collected before 1985, coll. no. 31 (with note 5/(19)73 Ostheimer) - The EU trade certificate for the sale of this lot is available - Well preserved