Asian Art II - 23rd May 2013
Lot 942
A Japanese iron netsuke in the shape of a mantis c.1880
Estimate £50 - £100 | Hammer £110
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Description
A Japanese iron netsuke in the shape of a mantis c.1880, the insect clambering on top of a gourd, a maple leaf next to its back legs, unsigned, 3.2cm.
Provenance: from the collection of the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, and thence by descent.