Japanese Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 1193
FOUR JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD NETSUKE
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £320
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Description
FOUR JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD NETSUKE
EDO PERIOD AND LATER, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER
One a negoro-style seal netsuke depicting two lion dogs standing on their hind legs and holding a brocade ball, raised on a rectangular plinth carved to the underside with three characters; two others carved as seated figures, the last depicting an elderly man with a small turtle, possibly Urashima Taro, in black lacquer with remnants of red, yellow and silver, a two-character signature underneath, 4cm max. (4)