Japanese Works of Art - 01 Jul 2020
SIX JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE AND ONE UMIMATSU MEIJI PERIOD
SIX JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE AND ONE UMIMATSU
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Variously carved as deities, two depicting Hotei, two Daikoku, one Fukurokuju, another Jurojin, and the seventh Seiobo, the sea-pine netsuke carved as a reclining Hotei holding a fly whisk, two with signatures, one for Hojitsu, 4.7cm max. (6)
Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.