For lot 562, see illustration on page 127
Three manju netsuke
18TH AND 19TH CENTURY
Details
Three manju netsuke
18th and 19th Century
Decorated with iroe hiramakie, with aogai and ivory inlay on tortoiseshell of a dancer, crack and one inlay missing, signed Shibayama Shozan and kao; decorated in relief in gold hiramakie, takamakie and gold and silver kirigane with camelias on a nashiji ground, metal ring; and a wood manju netsuke with Shibayama-style inlay with the Hat of Invisibility, the Lucky Rain Coat, the Key to the Store-house of the Gods, the Hammer, the Cowrie Shell and a clove
1¼in. ( 3.3cm.) diam., 1¾in. (4.2cm.) and 1 5/8in. (4.2cm.) wide respectively (3)
18th and 19th Century
Decorated with iroe hiramakie, with aogai and ivory inlay on tortoiseshell of a dancer, crack and one inlay missing, signed Shibayama Shozan and kao; decorated in relief in gold hiramakie, takamakie and gold and silver kirigane with camelias on a nashiji ground, metal ring; and a wood manju netsuke with Shibayama-style inlay with the Hat of Invisibility, the Lucky Rain Coat, the Key to the Store-house of the Gods, the Hammer, the Cowrie Shell and a clove
1¼in. ( 3.3cm.) diam., 1¾in. (4.2cm.) and 1 5/8in. (4.2cm.) wide respectively (3)
Provenance
The first Dennis Collection.