A good Tokyo school ivory and shibayama netsuke of a young boy, late Meiji period, seated pulling a face whilst hiding a hooked tool behind his back, his tongue articulates to poke out, his costume inlaid with decorative details in various materials, the himotoshi outlined with green stained ivory. Signed Yasu[?] on mother-of-pearl inset tablet. Width 3.8 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection.