Japanese Works of Art - 14th November 2018
Lot 927
TWO JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS One carved as Benkei emerging from a large conch...
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £700
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TWO JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE
EDO/MEIJI PERIODS
One carved as Benkei emerging from a large conch while blowing into a smaller shell, with details inlaid in ivory and horn, the other depicting a repentant oni, the demon wearing monk's robes and with a bell attached to his chest, holding a clapper in his hand and a donations ledger in the other, both unsigned, 6cm. (2)