An Ivory netsuke of a chef by Egawa Sokoku (born 1920)

Estimate

1,000 - 1,500 GBP

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Description

3.8cm., 1 1/2 in.

kneeling beside a low stand, trying to pin down a struggling unagi among vegetables in green-stained ivory, his robe is engraved with scattered florettes and a kinchaku is tied at his waist, signed Sokoku with seal