Three netsuke of various materials, 19th century

Estimate

1,200 - 1,500 GBP

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Description

4.5, 5.4 and 4.8cm., 1 3/4 , 2 1/8 and 1 7/8 in.

the First a manju, of Hirado porcelain, with two shishi and a peony in relief; the Second of amber, a cicada carved in relief upon a boulder; the Third of corozo nut, of a toad beneath a lotus leaf , signed Bisho

Provenance

The last from the M.T.Hindson collection

Literature

The last illustrated Neil K. Davey, Netsuke, p.433, no.1297