Decorative Arts, Furniture and Jewellery
Live Virtual Auction, 4 - 5 April 2022
Asian Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 7 000 - 9 000
About this Item
A Japanese nut and ivory okimono of a boy and a rat, Meiji period, 1868-1912
carved with a small boy enclosed by a calabash, a rat with horn-inlaid eyes to one side, the reverse incised with foliate motifs, raised on an oval ivory base, paintedtwo-character mark, 4,5cm high; a Japanese hirado white-glazed hannya noh mask, Meiji period, 1868-1912, with pierced aperture to the reverse, minor chip, 4,7cm high; a Japanese carved rock crystal netsuke of a peach, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the red-painted metal stopper with metal branch and cord attachment, 4,5cm long; a Japanese brass and silver tea kettle manju netsuke, Meiji period, 1868-1912, of spherical shape, the partially loose cover surmounted by a ball finial, the tapering sides applied with loop handles, the base applied with a hinged bale, 4cm high; and a Japanese walrus manju netsuke, Meiji period, 1868-1912, carved in the shape of shells, 4,9cm wide
*This lot is not suitable for export
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Provenance
Property of an Oriental Collector.
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