Ivory carving Netsuke - The God of Wisdom and Longevity with Child


	Ivory carving Netsuke - The God of Wisdom and Longevity with Child
mammothivory
11-10-2009 4:12 PM
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netsuke, carved ivory, japanese art, asian art, hand craft
mammothivory says:
Luck, Wisdom, longevity????
All in one tiny piece - Fukurokuju the God of Longevity & wisdom hand carved out from mammoth ivory carving & made out by master carver. this netsuke was signed by the master carver as well.
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<FONT size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666">
<U>In Centimeters:</U>
Width: 3.3 Cm,
 Height: 5.5 Cm  
, Length: 1.5 Cm 
<BR /><U>In Inches:</U>
Width:
1 In,
 Height:
2 In 
, Length:
1 In
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