An ivory netsuke of rabbits

Signed Ryuei, 19th century
Height: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.)

A netsuke of two rabbits joined together by a plaque signed Ryuei, both animals with eyes inlaid in orange-colored horn, the ivory of warm-tone with a good patina.

For an almost identical example signed by the same artist, see George Lazarnick, Netsuke & Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures (1981), vol. II, p.889.

Provenance: Karl Schmidt

Condition: Good with some age cracks.

Ref. 1017311

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