Antique Netsuke Stag Horn "Crawling Boy"

Antiques : Japanese : Netsuke : Stag Horn

 

This a nice netsuke made of stag horn that depicts a boy in prone position, seemingly crawling. Deep himotoshi holes and very slight wear to holes, as if it has seen some use. No signature that I can see; we acquired this one with three other pieces, some signed, part of a collection from a private sale. The eyes appear to be ebony or some other natural black material. Nice, old netsuke of a less common material. measures about 1 1/4" or 43 mm in length.

Item ID: NK198