Asian Art II - 23rd May 2013
Lot 923
A Japanese wood netsuke of a Dutchman 18th century
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £700
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Description
A Japanese wood netsuke of a Dutchman 18th century, standing holding a cockerel, wearing a large hat with feathers, dressed in a long buttoned jacket with ruffled collar decorated with waves, his eyes inlaid with horn, unsigned, 8.2cm.
Provenance: from the collection of the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, and thence by descent.