"Ivory Okimono. I No Hayata Killing The Monster Nude. Signed Kazukosai, Meiji Japan (1868-1912)"
Ivory okimono. I no Hayata (in the service of Minamoto Yorimasa) finishing off the monster Naked, the monster in the form of a large ape on the ground on its back, the man standing on it thrusting a spear into the animal, a wakisashi and an inro attached to its obi, signed Kazukosai in a cartouche under the monster. Missing forelock and end of the spear, missing from its mino (cape) on the back. JAPAN, MEIJI era (1868-1912) H. 18.6 cm; W. 7 cm; Weight: 517 gr CIC provided.