Japanese Works of Art - 01 Jul 2020
λ THREE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF RECUMBENT MAMMALS EDO PERIOD AND LATER
λ THREE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF RECUMBENT MAMMALS
EDO PERIOD AND LATER, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY
Two carved as boars, one lying down with its mouth open, the other carved as one beast with its young resting on a bed of autumn leaves, the third depicting a ram, 7.9cm max. (3)
Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.