Japanese Art II - 23rd May 2023

Lot 218

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF GENERAL GENTOKU EDO PERIOD

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £400

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Description

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF GENERAL GENTOKU

EDO PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY

The armour-clad warrior depicted riding his horse Tokiro, his head turned to the left and with a ferocious expression, raised on a flat oval base with a central himotoshi hole, 4.3cm.

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.