Lot 438 D‡α

An ivory netsuke of two shôjô, by Koseki. 19th century

Both tipsy, one of them sitting on top of an overturned sake jar, the second lying on his side with half his body inside the jar, holding a ladle in his right hand. Finely carved, polished and engraved. Details darkly stained. Signed Koseki.
Height 4.2 cm