Japanese Works of Art - 14th November 2018
Lot 880
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF BENKEI EDO 1603-1868 The warrior monk climbing upon a massive conch shell
Estimate £2,200 - £2,500
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Description
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF BENKEI
EDO 1603-1868
The warrior monk climbing upon a massive conch shell, his tokin cap and eyes made of dark horn and with two large buttons inlaid in horn to his back, unsigned, 8.8cm.
Provenance: from a private American collection. Also illustrated in B Davies, 100 Selected Pieces from The Netsuke Collection of Scott Meredith, no.108.