Japanese Works of Art - 14th November 2018
Lot 924
A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Finely carved as Monju Bosatsu seating on a reclining...
Estimate £2,200 - £2,400
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Description
A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE
MEIJI 1868-1912
Finely carved as Monju Bosatsu seating on a reclining elephant, the Bodhisattva holding a long handscroll before him, the caparisoned pachyderm with it head turned to the side, unsigned, 4cm.
Provenance: From the collection of Albert Brockhaus, by repute, then an English private collection, Surrey.