Property from Various Owners
A group of seven stag antler netsuke
Most 19th Century
Consisting of a cluster of ginkgo nuts; an awabi shell resting on three bivalves, one surmounted by a small rat; a large bamboo shoot (takenoko); the Daoist immortal Gama sennin portrayed as a lame beggar; a fox in the guise of a traveling monk; an immortal wearing a wide-brimmed hat; and a Chinese luohan seated with a dragon emerging from his alms bowl;together with a 18th/19th Century curved section of lotus root tapering to one end, possible marine or mastodon ivory (wear). (8)
1 3/4in (4.8cm) length of first
Consisting of a cluster of ginkgo nuts; an awabi shell resting on three bivalves, one surmounted by a small rat; a large bamboo shoot (takenoko); the Daoist immortal Gama sennin portrayed as a lame beggar; a fox in the guise of a traveling monk; an immortal wearing a wide-brimmed hat; and a Chinese luohan seated with a dragon emerging from his alms bowl;together with a 18th/19th Century curved section of lotus root tapering to one end, possible marine or mastodon ivory (wear). (8)
1 3/4in (4.8cm) length of first
Sold for
US$ 427
inc. premium
Category: Asian Art
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