Japanese Art - 23rd May 2018
Lot 905
FOUR JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS Variously carved as a tanuki using its swollen...
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1300
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FOUR JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE
EDO/MEIJI PERIODS
Variously carved as a tanuki using its swollen scrotum as an umbrella, Shoki the Demon-Queller with an oni on his hat, a parasol bearer holding a lantern in a manner reminiscent of the ghost Kasa-obake, and a beauty wearing long robes and an obi tied to the front, 7.9cm max. (4)