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UNSIGNED (ASAKASA SCHOOL), EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
Details
An ivory netsuke
Unsigned (Asakasa School), Edo Period (18th Century)
Katabori, stained ivory, a stylistic model of a raindragon, the face and trunk emulating a baku, the himotoshi naturally formed
2in. (5cm.) wide
Unsigned (Asakasa School), Edo Period (18th Century)
Katabori, stained ivory, a stylistic model of a raindragon, the face and trunk emulating a baku, the himotoshi naturally formed
2in. (5cm.) wide
Provenance
W.L. Behrens
A European collector, sold in these Rooms, 28 May 1980, Lot 30.
A European collector, sold in these Rooms, 28 May 1980, Lot 30.
Literature
Henri L. Joly, W.L. Behrens Collection, part 1, Netsuke and Japanese Carvings (London, 1912), pl. XXVIII, no. 1529.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
Sale room notice
In the Joly catalogue it is stated that the piece is signed Tokusai. It seems however that this piece was mis-catalogued by Joly, as this Lot is unsigned and there is no evidence of a signature being removed.