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Description
~SET OF FOUR NETSUKE
carved from elephant’s ivory, depicting a smiling Hôtei seated beside his sack of riches; a man seated on a sack, his head resting on his hand; a kneeling monk striking a ‘mokugyo’; the fourth, formerly a Chinese toggle, converted into a netsuke, depicting a child on all fours.
(The second is missing a piece; there is minor wear, cracks and a small chip on the left arm of the toggle).
Japan and China, 18th and 19th centuries.
FOUR CARVED IVORY NETSUKE, JAPAN, CHINA, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES.
DIM. 2.1 X 2.9 CM (13/16 X 1 1/8 IN.) – 2.7 CM X 3.2 CM (1 1/16 X 1 1/4 IN.) - 3 x 3.6 cm (1 3/16 x 1 7/16 in.) - 3.8 x 3.2 cm (1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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