Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Japanese Art - 23rd May 2018

Lot 863

A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a grumpy-looking toad crawling on a roof tile...

Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £1100

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A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE

MEIJI 1868-1912

Depicting a grumpy-looking toad crawling on a roof tile carved with a mitsudomoe (three comma) crest within a ring of beads, with two small insects to the side, signed Minkoku underneath, 4.4cm.