Japanese Works of Art - 15th November 2022
Lot 122
A JAPANESE TOOTH NETSUKE OF KIYOHIME ON THE DOJOJI BELL
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £800
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Description
A JAPANESE TOOTH NETSUKE OF KIYOHIME ON THE DOJOJI BELL
MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY
The witch is depicted with long hair and flowing robes, her snake-like body coiling around the tall bell, holding a T-shaped stricker in one hand and a strand of her hair in the other, 5.8cm.
Provenance: an Irish private collection, Dublin.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.