Dragon on Gourd (Hyōtan) - Boxwood (Tsuge) - Japan - 20th century

Japanese netsuke in the form of a double‑lobed hyōtan gourd, carved in boxwood with a dragon, signed, 2.5 cm high, 5 cm wide and 3.5 cm deep, 20th‑century, good condition, original with two himotoshi and no stand. Material: Boxwood (Tsuge). Title: Dragon on Gourd (Hyōtan). Period: 20th century.