6 Nov 2012
14:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street
Fine Japanese Art Afternoon Session
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Fine Japanese Art Afternoon Session
Back to auction 20023
A Tokyo School ivory figure of a bird-catcher
Meiji Period
Standing wearing a broad-rimmed rattan hat with his head slightly raised, his left hand holding a bamboo pole and bird whistle in his right hand, a netted pouch containing several caught birds is tied around his waist at the front, whilst another basket is slung around to his right hip, the signature tablet missing.
39.6cm (15½in) high.
Standing wearing a broad-rimmed rattan hat with his head slightly raised, his left hand holding a bamboo pole and bird whistle in his right hand, a netted pouch containing several caught birds is tied around his waist at the front, whilst another basket is slung around to his right hip, the signature tablet missing.
39.6cm (15½in) high.
Sold for
£11,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 象牙彫置物 鳥捕り 無銘 明治時代
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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