FISHERMAN/SON+-Netsuke-SHIP FREE

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Intricately handcarved and signed by a master carver--this is a 2"x 2 3/4" mammoth ivory netsuke-showing a fihserman with his son showing off the large catch of fish they caught. WONDERFUL WORKMANSHIPBEAUTIFULLY CARVED BY MASTER CARVER QUALITY IVORY--GREAT GRAINING SOLID OLD MAMMOTH IVORY GREAT NETSUKE--ONE YOUR WILL BE PROUD TO OWN AND A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION! ---1282x1 ATTENTION NETSUKE COLLECTOR: VIEW MY AWESOME COLLECTION IN MY EBAY STORE "NETSUKE ETC.". YOU WILL BE AWED AND LOVE THE AMAZING SELECTION--SOME OF THE FINEST MOST INTERESTING AND WONDERFULLY CARVED ITEMS ARE OFFERED FOR YOUR SELECTION--FROM THE GREATEST CARVERS-THE PLACE TO FIND A REAL TREASURE--ALL AT IMPORTER PRICES. Have fun and click on my store NOW---ENJOY! If t are any white spots on photo--it is a reflection of the flash--not an imperfection on the netsuke or in the ivory IN MY EBAY STORE- "NETSUKE, ETC." -CLICK ON ABOVE STORE--OVER 3000 MORE NETSUKE IN MY STORE THAT ARE NOT LISTED IN AUCTIONS! PLUS If you have the urge to "BUY IT NOW" and have it in the mail tommorrow--then my EBAY STORE NETSUKE ETC. is the place to shop! NO HIDDEN COSTS! YOU PAY ONLY WHAT YOU BID! WE PAY SHIPPING PAYMENT METHODS--PAY PAL, BID PAY, VISA, MC, AMERICAN EXPRESS, DISCOVER, M.O., CHECKS. (ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE IN U.S. FUNDS)All items paid for by credit card or by Pay Pal are shipped within 24 hours. Mammoth ivory comes from the wooly mammoth--which has been extinct for over 10,000-25,000 years--and is being dug up in Siberia, Estonia, Alaska, et.. Of Couse t is a very limited supply and when they can't find any more your investment in this netsuke will go up. These are the "antiques of tommorrow". Mammoth ivory has been used for netsuke and okimonos since the bann on elephant ivory in June 1989. Mammoth ivory has the beautiful cross hatching that elephant ivory has--you need to measure the circles in order to tell one form the other. You can see the cross hatching and circles--like a tree--in many of our photos--particularly on bottoms of netsuke. Netsuke have netsuke holes for the cords to hold the purses etc. that are hung form the obi--99% are signed by the marvelous carvers.I takes great skill to carve these wonderful little figurines. The netsuke is solid mammoth ivory--showing the beautiful natural coloring of the ivory. Netsuke served both a aesthetic and functional use--as the Japanese kimonos did not have pockets and men suspended their purses, tobaco pouches from silk cords from their obi(sash around their waists)--the ojime was passed thru the cords to hold the purses closed. WHAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ME: Quality of merchandise PERFECT! Excellent service--Read my feedback Secure Line for credit card purchases We buy directly from carvers--so you are getting highest quality and best prices. 42 years in business--28 in the ivory business 10 day return policy if not satisfied I am emailed constantly about the pricing of netsuke. Ivory is the tooth or tusk of an animal--and just like people some animals have better teeth than others. Items are priced by perfection of the ivory--quality-and the intricacy of the carving-note the details in the face; how deeply carved it is-also the hands and feet-details-size and how well known the netsuke-si is at the time item was carved. Just like painters and other artists the better known the artist the they can get for their work. ALL HIPPO AND MAMMOTH IVORY ITEMS HAVE BEEN CARVED SINCE THE BANN ON ELEPHANT IVORY JUNE 1989. The material used in mammoth ivory is old ivory--10,000-25,000 years--the carving itself has been carved since realistically --1993. These are the antiques of tommorrow and a good investment. NOW and THIS MARVELOUS ITEM MAY BE YOURS! read more

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