Japanese Art - 23rd May 2018
Lot 879
TWO JAPANESE NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIOD Both depicting foreigners
Estimate £600 - £1,000 | Hammer £600
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Description
TWO JAPANESE NETSUKE
EDO/MEIJI PERIOD
Both depicting foreigners, one in stag antler carved as a tall Dutchman holding his beard with one hand and a hossu fly whisk in the other, with a large circular hat topped with feathers and a long coat with a scale-like pattern, the other in ivory wearing a hood and a long coat with flowerheads, carrying a matchlock gun on his shoulder, both unsigned, 9.2cm max. (2)