Lot 32
Two wood netsuke Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th to mid-19th century
7 November 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£1,000 - £1,200
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Two wood netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th to mid-19th century
The first a quail resting, its head raised on a winnowing basket filled with fruit, the wood of a good patina, unsigned, 4.5cm (1¾in); the second a rat nibbling on a fruit, sitting on an overturned basket, a smaller rat climbing through a hole in the basket, the basket with several fruit with foliage beneath, the eyes inlaid, unsigned, 3.4cm (1 3/8in). (2).
The first a quail resting, its head raised on a winnowing basket filled with fruit, the wood of a good patina, unsigned, 4.5cm (1¾in); the second a rat nibbling on a fruit, sitting on an overturned basket, a smaller rat climbing through a hole in the basket, the basket with several fruit with foliage beneath, the eyes inlaid, unsigned, 3.4cm (1 3/8in). (2).
