Japanese Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 254
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A WOLF
Estimate £300 - £500
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Description
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A WOLF
EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The emaciated animal seated on its haunches and biting into a large human skull, its eyes inlaid with bone and horn, the tail neatly tucked underneath its body and inscribed Minkoku, 4.7cm.