Manju Netsuke, Buffalo Horn, Japan Meiji, The Escape

Beautiful object, a manju button, a netsuke which was attached by the two holes to a silk cord, to retain an object at the belt. This manju, in the shape of a "rice cake" is engraved on top, in high relief, of a Shintoist scene with a priest and a character hidden under the magic cauldron ... this character, once discovered, flees at full speed on the other side of the button, this time hollowed out, (remarkable!), "sunken relief" technique).
Japanese art, late 19th Meiji.
Dimensions: 4.5cm x 4cm x 1.7cm.
Condition: excellent, some wear, no flaw.
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