ANTIQUE NETSUKE - 
PROVIDENCE UNKNOWN
GREAT CONDITION FOR THE AGE - NO DEFECTS, NO CRACKS, PERFECT FOR DISPLAY OR TREASURE
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING DETAILS: 
THE FACE OF CONTEMPLATING AND BENEVOLENT BUDDHA, SMILING AND THOUGHTFUL
THE HUMAN-LIKE FACE OF THE STAG
EVEN THE ROPE IS MINUTELY CARVED
THE FIGURINE IS SIGNED
THE SIGN OF AGE AND AUTHENTICITY IS THE TRACES OF PAINT - SEE THE BACK OF BUDDHA'S ROBE
THE COMPOSITION IS EVOCATIVE AND SPEAKS VOLUMS ABOUT THE MASTERY OF THE CARVER