Asian Art II - 23rd May 2013
Lot 918
A Japanese wood netsuke of a scholar circa 1820
Estimate £50 - £150 | Hammer £120
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Description
A Japanese wood netsuke of a scholar circa 1820, sitting on a tree stump, dressed in long, flowing robes and writing on a tablet, unsigned, 2.5cm.
Provenance: from the collection of the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, and thence by descent.