Asian Art II - 23rd May 2013
Lot 941
A Japanese wood netsuke of a bugaku dancer dressed as Ranryo-o c.1860
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £650
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Description
A Japanese wood netsuke of a bugaku dancer dressed as Ranryo-o c.1860, the man wearing an ornate costume with stylized flowers, clouds and foliage and an elaborate mask and headdress, unsigned, 4.5cm.
Provenance: from the collection of the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, and thence by descent.