Japanese Works of Art - 15th November 2022
Lot 119
A JAPANESE STAG ANTLER NETSUKE OF A DOG
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £550
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Description
A JAPANESE STAG ANTLER NETSUKE OF A DOG
EDO PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY
Depicted seated on its haunches, its head turned towards the back and with its front left paw lifted, a collar with a bell at its neck and with the eyes inlaid in horn; together with a wood netsuke of an emaciated wolf, one paw resting on the carapace of a turtle, signed Masatomo, 5.6cm and 4.7cm respectively. (2)
Provenance: an Irish private collection, Dublin.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.