A rare and exceptional Japanese Meiji era carved ivory lobster by Sakurai Munetaka, fully articulated and in naturalistic form with all joints fully moveable. Length approx. 320 extending to 60 cm. An almost identical example is illustrated: Shoto Museum of Art in Tokyo, ‘Nihon No Zoge Chokoku - The History of Japanese Ivory Carving’, 1996, Page 11.9 cm. Complete in original wood box with Hakogaki (calligraphy) to interior of lid