Two ivory and a stag antler netsuke , 19TH CENTURY | Christie's

Sale 2786

Asian Art

20 - 21 May 2008, Amsterdam

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Lot 492

Two ivory and a stag antler netsuke

19TH CENTURY

Price realised EUR 1,000

USD 1,567

Estimate EUR 800 - EUR 1,000

(USD 1,246 - USD 1,558)

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Two ivory and a stag antler netsuke
19th Century
The first an ivory netsuke carved as a bittern, yoshigoi, sitting on an old straw-hat formed as the bird's nest; the second a stag antler netsuke carved as a grasshopper, inago, sitting on a branch, the eyes inlaid in dark horn, signed with a kakihan; the third an ivory netsuke in the form of a chrysanthemum-head, kiku, and a twig lying on a straw-tray
Sizes ranging from 3.6 cm. to 4.5 cm. long (3)
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