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Details
A group of three ivory seal netsuke, late 18th and 19th Century
the first of a toad and a fly an upside-down turned lotus leaf; another of a seated dog with a collar around its neck with coral and stained ivory inlay; and the last of two cavorting shishi -- 1 15/16in. (4.9cm.) wide maximum. (3)
the first of a toad and a fly an upside-down turned lotus leaf; another of a seated dog with a collar around its neck with coral and stained ivory inlay; and the last of two cavorting shishi -- 1 15/16in. (4.9cm.) wide maximum. (3)
Provenance
The second was sold at Christie's London on 1 February 1977, lot 138. Ex T. and I House Collection
Ex George Cohen Collection
Ex George Cohen Collection
Literature
The second netsuke is illustrated in George Cohen, 'In Search of Netsuke and Inro', Birmingham 1974, p. 40, no. 102, pl.VII.
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