19TH CENTURY
Details
TWO IVORY AND A MARINE IVORY NETSUKE
19th Century
The first of a reclining cat turning to its left and licking its paw, (old hairline cracks); the second a fukura suzume with its tail upright and its wings spread, eyes inlaid in dark horn, with signature Masanao; and a marine ivory netsuke of a piebald dog holding a large abalone shell with its paws, eyes inlaid in dark horn
4.7cm. wide, 5.6cm. wide and 4cm. wide respectively (3)
19th Century
The first of a reclining cat turning to its left and licking its paw, (old hairline cracks); the second a fukura suzume with its tail upright and its wings spread, eyes inlaid in dark horn, with signature Masanao; and a marine ivory netsuke of a piebald dog holding a large abalone shell with its paws, eyes inlaid in dark horn
4.7cm. wide, 5.6cm. wide and 4cm. wide respectively (3)
Provenance
The first netsuke, Mark Fletcher Collection
The second, A. O. Bluth Collection
The second, A. O. Bluth Collection