Katalognummer: AK0220-277 HIROMITSU: RARE BRONZE AND IVORY NETSUKE DEPICTING THE BUNBUKU CHAGAMA By Hiromitsu, signed Hiromitsu Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) An unusual netsuke consisting of a bronze bowl and a rectangular ivory plate with a himotoshi loop in the back. The ivory plate depicts the legend from Japanese folklore of the Bunbuku Chagama. Finely carved in shishiabori (sunken relief), the man is visibly delighted holding the tanuki tea kettle. Signature HIROMITSU in the front. LENGTH 4 cm Condition: Very good condition, the bowl with some oxidation on the inside. Provenance: British private collection with two valuations from Sotheby’s, by Neil K. Davey, dated 1974 & 1984, inventory no. 167. Schätzpreis 估價: € 300 Startpreis 起拍價: € 150 -
Katalognummer: AK0220-277 HIROMITSU: RARE BRONZE AND IVORY NETSUKE DEPICTING THE BUNBUKU CHAGAMA By Hiromitsu, signed Hiromitsu Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) An unusual netsuke consisting of a bronze bowl and a rectangular ivory plate with a himotoshi loop in the back. The ivory plate depicts the legend from Japanese folklore of the Bunbuku Chagama. Finely carved in shishiabori (sunken relief), the man is visibly delighted holding the tanuki tea kettle. Signature HIROMITSU in the front. LENGTH 4 cm Condition: Very good condition, the bowl with some oxidation on the inside. Provenance: British private collection with two valuations from Sotheby’s, by Neil K. Davey, dated 1974 & 1984, inventory no. 167. Schätzpreis 估價: € 300 Startpreis 起拍價: € 150 -
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