6 Nov 2012
10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street
Fine Japanese Art Morning Session
Back to auction 20023
Fine Japanese Art Morning Session
Back to auction 20023
A rare large inlaid natural nut husk
By Somei, late 19th century
Of globular form, dark lacquered and inlaid with a mother-of-pearl slug, two ladybirds of mother-of-pearl and lacquer and five ants of brass and shakudo in the style of Jikan Ganbun, signed with inlaid characters Somei.
6.4cm (2½in).
Of globular form, dark lacquered and inlaid with a mother-of-pearl slug, two ladybirds of mother-of-pearl and lacquer and five ants of brass and shakudo in the style of Jikan Ganbun, signed with inlaid characters Somei.
6.4cm (2½in).
Sold for
£1,625
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 昆虫図螺鈿貼付彫金木の実殻 銘「宗明」 19世紀後期
Published: George Lazarnick, Netsuke and Inro and How to Read Their Signatures, 1981, p.376.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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