λ A TALL AND UNUSUAL JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A FOREIGNER EDO PERIOD

λ A TALL AND UNUSUAL JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A FOREIGNER

EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY

The man depicted standing, wearing a short tunic incised with flowers, scrolls and clouds over long robes, possibly a Chinese outfit, tying on a mask before his face, the character depicted with bulging eyes, bushy eyebrows and a scrolling beard, possibly the caricature of a Westerner, 15cm.