Ivory netsuke representing a little boy sitting in front of a drum and raising the mask of his shishimai (lion dance) costume, the ivory partly stained, the sides of the drum and the eyes of the mask inlaid with horn, signed in a red lacquer cartouche below Soko (or Munemitsu) 宗光. Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) H. 3.5 cm; W. 4 cm; Weight 21.7 g CITES declaration n° FR2506900689-K made (Elephantidae spp. species)