Japanese Works of Art - 27th July 2021
Lot 454
THREE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF FIGURES
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £2500
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Description
THREE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF FIGURES
EDO AND MEIJI PERIODS, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES
The tallest carved as Ashinaga carrying Tenaga on his shoulders, his long-armed friend holding a large fish; the second depicting a sennin standing on one leg whilst cupping his ear; the third Chodoryo Sennin holding a woven basket in one hand and supporting his pet shishi on his back with the other, signed, possibly Hachichiku, 9.5cm max. (3)
Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent. See Japanese Works of Art, 1st July 2020, for the first part of this private collection of netsuke sold in these rooms.