Sale 5413
Paris
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14 June 2006
Price realised
EUR 15,600
Estimate
NETSUKE EN BOIS JAPON, DEBUT XIXEME SIECLE Représentant un petit kappa, le corps couvert d'écailles, les yeux incrustés et expressifs, agrippé à un grand concombre terminé par une tige de feuilles ; petite égrenure Longueur: 11,8 cm. (4 5/8 in.)
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Post Lot Text
A WOOD NETSUKE, KAPPA JAPAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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