Japanese Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 1194
THREE JAPANESE NETSUKE
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £250
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Description
THREE JAPANESE NETSUKE
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Two in wood, the largest depicting a spider on a persimmon, the body of the insect in mother of pearl; the other carved as a bundle of firewood in a woven basket; the third netsuke a small rat peeping out of Daikoku's sack of treasures, the rodent movable, the bag probably made of corozo nut, all unsigned, 4cm max. (3)