Katalognummer: JAPNE0619-325 AN AMUSING IVORY NETSUKE OF A MAN WITH MUSHROOM BASKET Unsigned, ivory netsuke Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) An amusing ivory netsuke of man, naked ex-cept for a loincloth, painfully exclaiming as his hand is stuck under a gigantic mushroom on top of a basket. His expression is quite ambig-uous as he is happy about his find, however he is also obviously in pain. The weave pattern on the basket is very well carved. Large himotoshi through the underside. HEIGHT 3 cm, LENGTH 5 cm Provenance: British private collection. Condition: Very good condition. Schätzpreis 估價: € 600 Startpreis 起拍價: € 300 -
Katalognummer: JAPNE0619-325 AN AMUSING IVORY NETSUKE OF A MAN WITH MUSHROOM BASKET Unsigned, ivory netsuke Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) An amusing ivory netsuke of man, naked ex-cept for a loincloth, painfully exclaiming as his hand is stuck under a gigantic mushroom on top of a basket. His expression is quite ambig-uous as he is happy about his find, however he is also obviously in pain. The weave pattern on the basket is very well carved. Large himotoshi through the underside. HEIGHT 3 cm, LENGTH 5 cm Provenance: British private collection. Condition: Very good condition. Schätzpreis 估價: € 600 Startpreis 起拍價: € 300 -
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