A RARE SAISHIKI NETSUKE OF AN IMAGINARY FIGURE Unsigned Japan, Osaka, late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) The one-horned, dragon-faced being is standing smilingly and holding a pot before it with both hands. The hinoki (cypress) wood is colored in polychrome pigments and gesso, characteristically worn. Large himotoshi through the reverse. HEIGHT 7 cm Condition: Good, characteristically worn condition. Provenance: Ex collection Mrs. Gunvor Bjorkman.