Asian Art II - 18th May 2016
Lot 910
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE 19TH CENTURY Carved as a cock and hen
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000
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Description
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE
19TH CENTURY
Carved as a cock and hen, the eyes inlaid in horn, signed Okatomo in an oblong reserve, 5.4cm.
Provenance: formerly in the M M Hepworth collection.
Cf. N K Davey, Netsuke, A Comprehensive Study Based on the M. T. Hindson Collection, n.197, p.75, where this netsuke is illustrated and discussed by the author.