Japanese Works of Art - 21st May 2019
Lot 280
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a tall standing man with a large octopus on...
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £200
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A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE
MEIJI 1868-1912
Depicting a tall standing man with a large octopus on his head, holding a pipe in his right hand and one of the cephalopod's tentacles in the other, with a large smile and a benevolent expression, a two character mark in an oval reserve underneath his left foot, 8.8cm.