An ivory rounded-square manju netsuke with unusual inscriptions By Nanka, Izumi province, mid-19th century Minutely inscribed on one side with a listing of the 53 Stations of the Tokaido Road and the distances between them and on the other with a listing of the phases of the moon; signed on the moon side Ichimuken Nanka to. 3.5cm (1 3/8in) wide. Footnotes: リザーブ設定無し 象牙彫饅頭根付　東海道五十三次・月暦の記　銘「一夢軒南柯刀」　19世紀中期 For other examples of minutely inscribed manju netsuke by Ichimuken Nanka of Izumi Province, see Neil K. Davey, Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based on the M. T. Hindson Collection, London, 1974, nos.825-827, pp.269-270. The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part V, lot 65. www.bonhams.com/auctions/20555/lot/65/ 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