Asian Art II - 23rd May 2013

Lot 925

λ A Japanese ivory netsuke of a Chinese sage late 18th/early 19th century

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £250

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Description

λ A Japanese ivory netsuke of a Chinese sage late 18th/early 19th century, standing wearing a robe incised with stylized flowers and clouds, signed (?) masa, 9.5cm.

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