Japanese Works of Art - 14th November 2018

Lot 944

THREE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS One depicting a man lying against a large sack

Estimate £400 - £600

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THREE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE

EDO/MEIJI PERIODS

One depicting a man lying against a large sack, his head turned to the side, unsigned; another carved as a shunga netsuke with Okame wearing long robes hiding her limbs and with a removable circular base covering her genitalia, signed Masahiro to the inside; the third two figures on the back of a caparisoned elephant, unsigned, 6.2cm max. (3)

Provenance: a Russian private collection.