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.