Asian Art

November 30December 05, 2019
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LOT 223

Lot 223

A Group of Three Ivory Netsuke, One Signed, Meiji Period

A Group of Three Ivory Netsuke, One Signed, Meiji Period
Lot 223 Details
A Group of Three Ivory Netsuke, One Signed, Meiji Period

日本 明治時期 芝山象嵌工藝根付兩件

The first a Shibayama-inlaid manju netsuke depicting the twelve zodiac animals in tortoise shell, mother-of-pearl, and various hardstones; the second depicting a samurai slaying a nue chimera, signed on the underside; the third a man crouched under a tattered umbrella
manju diameter 1.8 in — 4.5 cm

Estimate $600-$800

Realised: $2,700
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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A Group of Three Ivory Netsuke, One Signed, Meiji Period
  • A Group of Three Ivory Netsuke, One Signed, Meiji Period
  • A Group of Three Ivory Netsuke, One Signed, Meiji Period
Provenance:

The samurai and umbrella man purchased at Waddington's Auctioneers, Toronto, in 1981

其中牙雕武士與牙雕撐傘人由藏家於1981年購自沃丁頓拍賣行

Note:

Contains material which may be subject to import/export regulation

此拍品包含可能受到進出口限制的材料製品,競拍前請參閱《瀕臨絕種野生動植物國際貿易公約》,欲了解更多信息請資訊我部或訪問 www.cites.org

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