Japanese Works of Art - 14th November 2018
Lot 861
AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE NARWHAL TUSK NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Carved as a large flattened drum with a...
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AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE NARWHAL TUSK NETSUKE
MEIJI 1868-1912
Carved as a large flattened drum with a portrait of Raiden to the front, the God of Thunder with long fangs and looking upwards, the sides with lightening-shaped patterns, unsigned, 3.8cm.
Provenance: An English private collection, Surrey.