Lot 3016Y
An ivory netsuke of Gama sennin By Yoshinaga, Edo period, 19th century
22 March 2011, 14:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$5,490 inc. premium
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By Yoshinaga, Edo period, 19th century
Of triangular section (sankaku), the figure stands holding a peach in his right hand and grabbing the leg of a frog crawling across his shoulders with his left, the frog's eyes inlaid stone, details stained dark, signed in an oval reserve Yoshinaga 3 3/4in (8.8cm) tall
Of triangular section (sankaku), the figure stands holding a peach in his right hand and grabbing the leg of a frog crawling across his shoulders with his left, the frog's eyes inlaid stone, details stained dark, signed in an oval reserve Yoshinaga 3 3/4in (8.8cm) tall