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SIGNED MASATSUGU, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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AN IVORY NETSUKE
SIGNED MASATSUGU, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
An eagle grasping a monkey with its powerful claws, the fine featherwork highlighted with sumi, inlaid eyes
4.5cm. high
SIGNED MASATSUGU, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
An eagle grasping a monkey with its powerful claws, the fine featherwork highlighted with sumi, inlaid eyes
4.5cm. high
Provenance
Mark Séverin
Robert and Shirlee Guggenheim
Robert and Shirlee Guggenheim
Literature
Bernard Hurtig, Masterpieces of Netsuke Art, (Weatherhill, 1973), no.681
François Storno, Le Netzké Errant, (Geneva, 2005), fig.89
François Storno, Le Netzké Errant, (Geneva, 2005), fig.89
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium