A carved ivory netsuke of a crouching man with an octopus

Description:

Japan, sign. Tomokazu, 19th c.
H. 3,4 cm, B.3 cm
A fisherman crouching on the ground, holding an octopus lying next to him. A tentacle wraps around the man's neck and head.
From an old German private collection, acquired before 2007 - The EU trade certificate for the sale of this lot is available - Minor traces of age, the inlaid pupil of the octopus lost