19th century, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery

Live Auction, 18 March 2019

Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art

Sold for

ZAR 17 070
Lot 155
  • An ivory netsuke of an Oni, 19th century
  • An ivory netsuke of an Oni, 19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 17 070

About this Item

An ivory netsuke of an Oni, 19th century
the kneeling figure with three drums on its back, holding chopsticks in its right hand and a bowl of mochi in its left, enticing an Inari fox to eat the rice on a straw mat, the fox partly out of its abode, signed, 3 cm high; and another, 19th century, its left hand clenched before its face, its right hand resting on a drum, its crossed legs forming the himotoshi, 3,5 cm high (2)

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