Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 438
λ THREE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF TIGERS EDO PERIOD AND LATER
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £5000
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Description
λ THREE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF TIGERS
EDO PERIOD AND LATER, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY
One licking its cub, with the eyes inlaid and the stripes realistically rendered, signed underneath; another seated and bearing its fangs, the third reclining and with its long tail resting on its back, 5cm max. (3)
Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.