JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 12 March 2024 - 10:00 AM start
A late 19thC wood netsuke, study of a toad,
Realised: $1,800 plus premium
Lot Details
squatting on a straw sandal in typical fashion, the textured skin has been well carved and the cord of the sandal forms the himotoshi, signed Masanao. L.50mm. Provenance: Purchased part lot 748, (2 netsuke, this being the lead item. Sold @ $400) 'Japanese and Other Works of Art' June 1975. Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc. New York.
