Lot Essay
Previously sold these Rooms, 22 March, 2001, lot 159
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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED TOMOMASA
Details
An Ivory Netsuke**
Edo period (19th century), signed Tomomasa
Carved as an oni dressed in tiger-skin britches and holding a temple gong and carrying a wooden temple drum over his shoulder, the clapper carved free-moving, the details stained dark and the eyes inlaid in dark horn
2in. (5.1cm.) high
Edo period (19th century), signed Tomomasa
Carved as an oni dressed in tiger-skin britches and holding a temple gong and carrying a wooden temple drum over his shoulder, the clapper carved free-moving, the details stained dark and the eyes inlaid in dark horn
2in. (5.1cm.) high
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species.
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country