EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH-19TH CENTURY)
Details
Two ivory and four wood netsuke
Edo Period (Late 18th-19th Century)
The first of a boy climbing on top of a basket with clams, with signature Mitsuhiro; a figure of a turtle, with signature Hakuryu; one of a South Sea islander holding a piece of coral; another South Sea islander holding coral, signed Gyokkei; a man crawling over a clam shell, signed Teikoko and a man holding a wine jar, horn
3.5cm. and 4cm. wide, 4.2cm., 4cm., 3.5cm. and 3.7cm. high respectively (6)
Edo Period (Late 18th-19th Century)
The first of a boy climbing on top of a basket with clams, with signature Mitsuhiro; a figure of a turtle, with signature Hakuryu; one of a South Sea islander holding a piece of coral; another South Sea islander holding coral, signed Gyokkei; a man crawling over a clam shell, signed Teikoko and a man holding a wine jar, horn
3.5cm. and 4cm. wide, 4.2cm., 4cm., 3.5cm. and 3.7cm. high respectively (6)
Provenance
The fourth and fifth: Gift of Dr. Ernest G. Stillman
The sixth: Bequest of Mrs. Lydia S. Hays
The sixth: Bequest of Mrs. Lydia S. Hays
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium