The mountain goblin (tengu) hatching from the egg made of ivory

Description:

Japan, 1st half 19th cent.
H. 4,3 cm, B. 4,8 cm
Beautiful, powerfully worked netsuke with fine age patina.
From an old private collection Rhineland, collected before 1985, coll. no. 41 (with note 10/(19)77 Offermann & Schmitz) - The EU trade certificate for the sale of this lot is available - Minimal traces of wear