A late 19th century Japanese netsuke-okimono from Meiji period. Signed Shino on the base with a kakihan. In carved elephant ivory portraying a group of three dancers flaunting tradictional clothing and dancing around while holding fans and a drum, 42,6x40,6x36,01 gr. 24,94 gr. Published on Mateu Guillem, "NETSUKE. Las grandes miniaturas de la escultura japonesa", Barcelona: 1998. Page 86. Elephant ivory specimen previous to 7/1/1947, as stated by the regulations CE 338/97 of 12/9/1996, article 2w