Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020

Lot 374

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL MEIJI PERIOD

Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £800

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Description

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Emerging from its shell and bending back to the top, realistically carved with its ocular tentacles fully extended, the himotoshi underneath formed by its fleshy tail, 4cm.