Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 383
λ THREE JAPANESE MANJU NETSUKE AND ONE KAGAMIBUTA EDO PERIOD AND LATER
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £500
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Description
λ THREE JAPANESE MANJU NETSUKE AND ONE KAGAMIBUTA
EDO PERIOD AND LATER, 19TH CENTURY
One manju carved as a chrysanthemum flower with a paulownia mon to the centre; another a frog walking on its hind legs and holding an umbrella under its arm; the third a grimacing man, the design possibly taken from Hokusai's Manga, signed Midori to the back; the lid of the kagamibuta with chrysanthemum flowerheads and attached to a silver chain, 5cm max. (4)