Japanese Works of Art - 7th December 2020

Lot 399

λ THREE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £850

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Description

λ THREE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

One a manju netsuke carved to both sides with a multitude of implements for the tea ceremony, the two others ryusa netsuke, one with fireflies flying over lotus and the other with a small frog amongst persimmons, 4.2cm max. (3)

Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.