"Ivory Netsuke. Ashinage And Tenaga Fishing. Japan, Late Edo, Early Meiji."
Ivory netsuke depicting Ashinaga with long legs, carrying Tenaga with long arms, the two characters, from folklore, symbolizing the mutual help that one owes to one another; Tenaga carries a fish in his left hand. Signed, Japan late Edo early Meiji. Height: 6.8cm CIC provided.