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EDO PERIOD (MEIJI 19TH CENTURY)
Details
Six manju netsuke
Edo Period (Meiji 19th Century)
The first ivory with inlay of mother of pearl depicting birds amongst flowers; another wood, with a bird beside peonies; one of cowhorn with Shoki chasing a demon; an ivory manju with a Bijin feeding a child, signed Hogyoku; another with a lady seated on a veranda, inlaid with iroe-takazogan, signed Komin and a kagami buta disk carved with two squirrels on a vine
3.7cm., 3.5cm., 4.3cm. wide, 3.5cm., 4.5cm. and 5.7cm. diam respectively (6)
Edo Period (Meiji 19th Century)
The first ivory with inlay of mother of pearl depicting birds amongst flowers; another wood, with a bird beside peonies; one of cowhorn with Shoki chasing a demon; an ivory manju with a Bijin feeding a child, signed Hogyoku; another with a lady seated on a veranda, inlaid with iroe-takazogan, signed Komin and a kagami buta disk carved with two squirrels on a vine
3.7cm., 3.5cm., 4.3cm. wide, 3.5cm., 4.5cm. and 5.7cm. diam respectively (6)
Provenance
The third, Bequest of Mrs Lydia S. Hays
The fourth and fifth, William Sturgis Bigelow
The sixth, Denman Waldo Ross
The fourth and fifth, William Sturgis Bigelow
The sixth, Denman Waldo Ross
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium