Japanese Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 250
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE AND A DOUBLE GOURD TOKKURI
Estimate £300 - £500
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Description
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE AND A DOUBLE GOURD TOKKURI
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The netsuke carved as a mask of Okame, the Goddess of Mirth depicted laughinhg, the reverse inscribed Shuzan; attached by a cord to a double-gourd bottle with a wood stopper, 17.5cm max.
Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.