Two wood netsuke , SIGNED, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY) | Christie's

Sale 2501

ASIAN CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART

Amsterdam

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8 May 2001

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Lot 40

Two wood netsuke

SIGNED, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY)

Price realised

NLG 822

Estimate

NLG 800 - NLG 1,200

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Two wood netsuke
Signed, Meiji Period (Late 19th/Early 20th Century)
Comprising a netsuke of a snake curled around a frog, eyes inlaid, 3.7 cm. long; and a netsuke of Fukurokuju, a tortoise climbing up the side of his protruding forehead, 7.4 cm. high (2)
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