Lot 3018Y
An ivory netsuke of a tiger By Okatori, Kyoto, Edo period, 19th century
22 March 2011, 14:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$10,370 inc. premium
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By Okatori, Kyoto, Edo period, 19th century
Seated with head turned, cleaning a rear paw, the fur finely incised and lightly stained, the eyes inlaid in dark horn, signed in a rectangular reserve Okatori 1 5/8in (4.2cm) wide
Seated with head turned, cleaning a rear paw, the fur finely incised and lightly stained, the eyes inlaid in dark horn, signed in a rectangular reserve Okatori 1 5/8in (4.2cm) wide
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Provenance:
Raymond and Frances Bushell, sold Christie's, London, The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Netsuke, Part 1, 27 October, 1987, lot 231.