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LOT 2190

Japanese Bone Netsuke Group

CIRCA 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 - 3 3/8 in. (52 grams total, 19-87 mm).

Comprising: Ryujin figure of the 'Dragon King of the Sea' in skirt with his court physician octopus on his head, inset nacre panel to underside of foot with signature 'Eishi Nagayuki'; bone figure carved in the round wearing a floor-length robe with hatched collar, holding open a scroll stretched across his chest; carved Ojime nut with houses in a landscape, inset metal rings to mouths of hole. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.

Accompanied by a signature translation by Mieko Gray.

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LOT 2190

Japanese Bone Netsuke Group

Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)

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£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*

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