DRAGON AND LILY

"Dragon falls in love with the Lilly", shorter "Dragon and Lily”, 2 inches across and ½ inch thick. There are tail of the dragon,coiling in the waves of the passion for the lily on the the reverse side. This netsuke was done from the mammoth ivory, the amber inlaid eye. The loop for the cord was carved opposite himotoshi. 2006 UK, private collection.