A KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE with ivory bowl and silvermetal disc decorated with ships caught in high waves, a crane flying overhead (minor age cracks), signed Shuraku and kao mark, mid 19th century,4cm. diam.; and another of a grazing horse (age cracks), with signature Mitsuhide, late 19th century

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A KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE with ivory bowl and silvermetal disc decorated with ships caught in high waves, a crane flying overhead (minor age cracks), signed Shuraku and kao mark, mid 19th century,4cm. diam.; and another of a grazing horse (age cracks), with signature Mitsuhide, late 19th century
5cm. long (2)

Lot Essay

Cf. For the first netsuke, see Neil K. Davey: Netsuke_ A comprehensive study based on the M.T.Hindson Collection (London 1982), p.282
Shinko Hara: Die Meister der Japanischen Swertzieraten, p.184

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