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Lot 103*
A stag-antler netsuke of a dragon By Ishikawa Rensai, Asakusa, Tokyo, late 19th century
8 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,750 inc. premium
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By Ishikawa Rensai, Asakusa, Tokyo, late 19th century
Curled on an oval base carved in relief with swirling clouds which trail over the front edge, the well-toned antler is slightly worn and the eye pupils are inlaid, signed Ren. 4.2cm (1 5/8in).
Curled on an oval base carved in relief with swirling clouds which trail over the front edge, the well-toned antler is slightly worn and the eye pupils are inlaid, signed Ren. 4.2cm (1 5/8in).
Footnotes
鹿角彫根付 龍 銘「蓮」 19世紀後期
Published: Rosemary Bandini, ibid., p.57, no.71.
The base may be intended to represent an alms bowl, being the vessel carried by Handara Sonja, from which his attribute, the dragon, emerged.
























