An ivory netsuke of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
By Hosai Masahiro, 19th century
The seven worthies standing or seated, in conversation, among stands of bamboo, covered with a thick canopy of leaves, on an irregular low mound base, signed Masahiro with seal Hosai.
4.5cm (1¾in).
The seven worthies standing or seated, in conversation, among stands of bamboo, covered with a thick canopy of leaves, on an irregular low mound base, signed Masahiro with seal Hosai.
4.5cm (1¾in).
Sold for
£1,125
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 象牙彫根付 竹林七賢 銘「正廣 芳齋（方印）」 19世紀
A similar example is illustrated in The Meinertzhagen Card Index, p.414.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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