Japanese Works of Art - 15th November 2022
Lot 117
A JAPANESE BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A HORSE
Estimate £1,200 - £1,500 | Hammer £1600
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Description
A JAPANESE BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A HORSE
EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY
Depicted standing, with its feet together and its head lowered as if about to graze, his mount decorated with scrolling designs and with a large ribbon around its chest, its flowing tail sweeping around the back, 6.2cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.