Asian Art II - 23rd May 2013
Lot 913
λ A Japanese ivory netsuke of a karako c.1830
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £180
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Description
λ A Japanese ivory netsuke of a karako c.1830, dressed in long robes decorated with stylized clouds, standing in front of a large drum and beating it with sticks, the stand with lotus leaves, unsigned, 4.7cm.
Provenance: from the collection of the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, and thence by descent.