Japanese Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 1203
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A TORTOISE
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £4800
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Description
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A TORTOISE
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The reptile almost completely withdrawn into its shell, its head out, the eyes inlaid in light and dark horn, the top of its carapace opening to reveal the himotoshi, the underside inscribed Seki-shu Enokawa Seiyodo Tomiharu chôkoku (carved by the Eno River in Iwami Province by Seiyodo Tomiharu 1733-1810), 5.2cm.