An ivory netsuke of a mikan (Japanese orange) By Hosai Masahiro, 19th century The fruit with two large leaves attached to a stalk which forms the himotoshi and open on one side to reveal a scene of figures playing go with trees and hills in the distance; signed Masahiro with a seal Hosai. 4.2cm (1 5/8in). Footnotes: リザーブ設定無し 象牙彫根付　橘中の仙　銘「正廣　方斎（方印）」　19世紀 The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part I, lot 160. www.bonhams.com/auctions/18493/lot/160/ Lot to be sold without reserve. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Ф Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13. Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com