




IVORY FIGURAL NETSUKE
Various Owners
Various Owners
Lot 36Y
Three ivory figure netsuke One by Tomochika, one by Ono Ryomin and one by Anraku, Edo and Osaka, late 19th century
7 November 2013, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,250 inc. premium
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One by Tomochika, one by Ono Ryomin and one by Anraku, Edo and Osaka, late 19th century
The first of Tokiwa Gozen fleeing in winter with her three children, the youngest held to her breast while the older two stand at her feet, signed Tomochika, 5.1cm (2in); the second of a Chinese sage seated on a rock while an attendant kneels before him, signed Ono Ryomin with kao, 3.5cm (1 3/8in); the third of a painter unrolling a scroll while preparing ink over a low table, signed Anraku, 3.8cm (1½in). (3).
The first of Tokiwa Gozen fleeing in winter with her three children, the youngest held to her breast while the older two stand at her feet, signed Tomochika, 5.1cm (2in); the second of a Chinese sage seated on a rock while an attendant kneels before him, signed Ono Ryomin with kao, 3.5cm (1 3/8in); the third of a painter unrolling a scroll while preparing ink over a low table, signed Anraku, 3.8cm (1½in). (3).