Japanese Works of Art - 21st May 2019

Lot 294

λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting the Twelve Zodiac animals compactly interwoven

Estimate £600 - £1,000 | Hammer £1000

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Description

λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE

MEIJI 1868-1912

Depicting the Twelve Zodiac animals compactly interwoven, with details realistically carved and some with their eyes inlaid, a two character signature in an oval reserve underneath, 4.2cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Frank Robertson (d.2014).