Asian Art II - 23rd May 2013

Lot 924

λ A Japanese ivory netsuke carved as Chokaro Sennin 18th century

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1000

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Description

λ A Japanese ivory netsuke carved as Chokaro Sennin 18th century, holding a gourd across his shoulders with a boy on top, a small basket in his left hand, unsigned, 9.5cm.

Provenance: from the collection of the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, and thence by descent.