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451 A walrus tusk ryûsa manjû of Kyoyû and Sôfu.
Second half 19th century

Kyoyû, inlaid in silver, sitting on a rock next to a
waterfall, washing his ear, the reverse carved with his
companion Sôfu and his ox.
Xuyo (jap. Kyoyû) counsellor to the Chinese emperor
Yao declined the offer of succeeding him and washed
his ears in a nearby waterfall, to clean out the proposal
of the emperor. At the river he met his companion
Chaofu (jap. Sôfu) with his ox and told him about
the imperial offer upon which the latter cleaned his
ears as well and lead his ox away from the riverbank
to keep him from drinking from this contaminated
water.
Diameter 4.1 cm

€ 700 – 900
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452 An ivory netsuke of a grazing horse.
Late 18th/early 19th century

Standing with its legs close together, the head
lowered, the mane accurately parted, the bulky
body covered with a saddle cloth secured with a
large bow. The eyes of black horn. Restored.
Height 5.5 cm; width 4.5 cm

€ 1.000 – 1.200

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453 An ivory netsuke of a dog with a ball.
Mid-19th century

The head turned back, clasping a ball and
wearing a collar band around its neck.
The eyes of black horn. Inscribed Raku.
Height 3.3 cm; width 4 cm
€ 700 – 900

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