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An ivory netsuke of Kiyome on the bell of Dojoiji By Gyokumin, late 19th century
20 March 2012, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$4,750 inc. premium
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An ivory netsuke of Kiyome on the bell of Dojoiji
By Gyokumin, late 19th century
The figure shown after her transformation into a demon wrapping herself around the temple bell, the side of which bears a hole through which the rotating faces of the entrapped priest Anchin can be seen inside 1 1/2in (3.7cm) high
The figure shown after her transformation into a demon wrapping herself around the temple bell, the side of which bears a hole through which the rotating faces of the entrapped priest Anchin can be seen inside 1 1/2in (3.7cm) high
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Provenance: Cornelius V.S. Roosevelt Collection, sold Sotheby's, New York, The Cornelius V.S. Roosevelt Collection of Netsuke, 2 June, 1992, lot 269.
Previously sold with James Graham & Sons, 1942.
























