By Minkoku II Shuyusai, signed MinkokuJapan, Edo (Tokyo), mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A finely carved ivory netsuke of a woman crouched before a roller of cloth resting on a stand, her right arm raised and holding a mallet, which she uses to beat the washing to get it dry and soft. The leaf-patterned robe and tied hair neatly incised and inked. Small himotoshi through the underside and signed MINKOKU.HEIGHT 3 cmCondition: Very good condition with an age crack.Provenance: Austrian private collection.Literature comparison:Compare to a nearly identical netsuke by the same artist in Davey, Neil K. (1974) Netsuke: A comprehensive study based on the M.T. Hindson Collection, p. 105, no. 296.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore this item can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.