Small Ivory Netsuke of a Sumo Wrestler

Anonymous artist

standing bolt upright, arms at his side, his pot belly hanging over his apron, incised with an anchor With scratched signature to the soles of the feet, probably added later

Condition: Some hairline cracks

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