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Property from the collection of John D. MacDonald
Lot 2133Y
Three ivory netsuke The second by Masamitsu, 19th century
20 March 2012, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$1,375 inc. premium
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Three ivory netsuke
The second by Masamitsu, 19th century
Comprising a study of a cluster of beans on the vine, the details carved with fine lines and stained dark; a group of rats climbing on and around a sheath of rice, signed in an oval reserve Masamitsu; and a cat sleeping on a straw mat 2 1/4in (5.8cm) long; 1 1/2in (4cm) wide; 1 7/8in (4.78cm) long
Comprising a study of a cluster of beans on the vine, the details carved with fine lines and stained dark; a group of rats climbing on and around a sheath of rice, signed in an oval reserve Masamitsu; and a cat sleeping on a straw mat 2 1/4in (5.8cm) long; 1 1/2in (4cm) wide; 1 7/8in (4.78cm) long
Footnotes
Provenance: Previously sold Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York (the first), and Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York (the second and third).
























