Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020

Lot 375

THREE JAPANESE STAG ANTLER CARVINGS

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £300

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Description

THREE JAPANESE STAG ANTLER CARVINGS, NETSUKE AND OJIME

EDO PERIOD AND LATER, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER

All three carved as shishi, one lion dog resting against a rock, a moveable ball in its mouth, another with its front paws on a large brocade ball, the smallest on a small oblong base, 4.5cm max. (3)

Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.