Null Netsuke of two quails on millet. Ivory. Kyoto. Early 19th century.

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Netsuke of two quails on millet. Ivory. Kyoto. Early 19th century. Inscribed in a rectangular cartouche: Okatomo Squatting in opposite directions on two millet cobs arranged in an oval, the fruits surrounded by three long stalks. The pupils of light brown glass. H 2.9 cm Provenance Lempertz, Cologne, 26/27.11.1982, lot 414 From a private estate, Münster This object was made using materials for which a CITES permit is required for export to countries outside the EU. We would like to point out that a permit is not usually issued.

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Netsuke of two quails on millet. Ivory. Kyoto. Early 19th century. Inscribed in a rectangular cartouche: Okatomo Squatting in opposite directions on two millet cobs arranged in an oval, the fruits surrounded by three long stalks. The pupils of light brown glass. H 2.9 cm Provenance Lempertz, Cologne, 26/27.11.1982, lot 414 From a private estate, Münster This object was made using materials for which a CITES permit is required for export to countries outside the EU. We would like to point out that a permit is not usually issued.

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