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Unsigned, attributed to Ganbun (Mebun), Edo period (early 19th century)
Details
A Wood and Inlaid Metal Netsuke of Two Snails and Ants
Unsigned, attributed to Ganbun (Mebun), Edo period (early 19th century)
A small snail slithers over the shell of a large snail, whilst ants also climb over, the ants of applied gilt copper, copper and silver, the wood lightly stained and with a fine patina
3.7 cm. wide
Unsigned, attributed to Ganbun (Mebun), Edo period (early 19th century)
A small snail slithers over the shell of a large snail, whilst ants also climb over, the ants of applied gilt copper, copper and silver, the wood lightly stained and with a fine patina
3.7 cm. wide
Provenance
H. Jaffe Collection
George Lazarnick
Eskenazi, London
George Lazarnick
Eskenazi, London
Literature
Eskenazi, Japanese Netsuke from the Lazarnick Collection, (London, 1990), no. 38, p. 60-61
Exhibited
Eskenazi, London, May 1990
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