



NETSUKE
The Property from an English private collection
(lots 1-22)
The Property from an English private collection
(lots 1-22)
Lot 11Y
Three ivory figure netsuke One by Genryosai Minkoku II and one by Masachika, all 19th century
7 November 2013, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £1,800
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One by Genryosai Minkoku II and one by Masachika, all 19th century
The first of Seiobo standing in a dignified attitude, an attendant at her side holding a tray of peaches, their robes engraved with formal designs, signed in an oval reserve Minkoku, 4.8cm (1 7/8in); the second of Kiyohime clambering atop the bell of Dojoji, her long dragon tail winding around the side, signed Masachika, 4.5cm (1¾in); the third of Sotoba Komachi seated on a fallen grave post, unsigned, 5.1cm (2in). (3).
The first of Seiobo standing in a dignified attitude, an attendant at her side holding a tray of peaches, their robes engraved with formal designs, signed in an oval reserve Minkoku, 4.8cm (1 7/8in); the second of Kiyohime clambering atop the bell of Dojoji, her long dragon tail winding around the side, signed Masachika, 4.5cm (1¾in); the third of Sotoba Komachi seated on a fallen grave post, unsigned, 5.1cm (2in). (3).
Footnotes
Published: the first netsuke illustrated in The Meinertzhagen Card Index, 1986, p.523.