Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 425
λ ELEVEN JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF DEITIES EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £1100
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Description
λ ELEVEN JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF DEITIES
EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY
The gods engaged in various activities, including Hotei, Daikoku, and Fukurokuju, many carved with their divine attributes, and Daruma, the Father of Zen Buddhism, two signed Tomochika and the others Gyokuei and Kazumasa, 6cm max. (11)
Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.