Japanese Works of Art - 14 Nov 2018
THREE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS One depicting a man lying against a large sack
THREE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE
EDO/MEIJI PERIODS
One depicting a man lying against a large sack, his head turned to the side, unsigned; another carved as a shunga netsuke with Okame wearing long robes hiding her limbs and with a removable circular base covering her genitalia, signed Masahiro to the inside; the third two figures on the back of a caparisoned elephant, unsigned, 6.2cm max. (3)
Provenance: a Russian private collection.