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Lot 2160Y

An ivory netsuke of loquats
By Masanao, Kyoto, late 18th century

20 March 2012, 13:00 EDT
New York

Sold for US$11,875 inc. premium

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An ivory netsuke of loquats

By Masanao, Kyoto, late 18th century
Modeled as a cluster of loquats (biwa) grouped in a compact design, the skin freckled and stained for effect, himotoshi formed by the spaces between the fruit, signed in an oval reserve, Masanao 1 7/8in (4.6cm) wide

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A nearly identical netsuke by Masanao, formerly in the collections of Anne Hall Grundy and George A. Cohen was sold Sotheby and Co., London, 1979.

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