Ending 25th Jul, 2024 11:46
Timed Two-Day Auction: Asian Art Storage Wars
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1 week, 2 days, 9 hours, 24 minutes and 44 seconds
Ɏ A GOOD IVORY NETSUKE OF A TIGER AND CUB, ATTRIBUTED TO HAKURYU II
€500
€1,000
A buyer’s premium of 30.00% (including VAT) applies to the hammer price of this lot if your bid is successful.
€800
Unsigned
Japan, Kyoto, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Finely carved and attractively worn, depicting a tigress placing one paw protectively on her sleeping cub, the mother’s eyes inlaid with mother-of-pearl in the idiosyncratic manner of Hakuryu, whom this work can be attributed to. The ivory bearing a fine patina. Natural himotoshi.
LENGTH 3.8 cm
Condition: Few expected age cracks. The ivory worn. Both tails with chips. Otherwise good condition and presenting well.
Provenance: Italian private collection, acquired from Pierre-Eric Becker, Cannes, on 24 February 1998.
Auction comparison:
Compare a related signed example with two cubs at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 25 September 2020, Vienna, lot 63 (sold for EUR 8,216).
Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number AT 24-B-0098).
Unsigned
Japan, Kyoto, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Finely carved and attractively worn, depicting a tigress placing one paw protectively on her sleeping cub, the mother’s eyes inlaid with mother-of-pearl in the idiosyncratic manner of Hakuryu, whom this work can be attributed to. The ivory bearing a fine patina. Natural himotoshi.
LENGTH 3.8 cm
Condition: Few expected age cracks. The ivory worn. Both tails with chips. Otherwise good condition and presenting well.
Provenance: Italian private collection, acquired from Pierre-Eric Becker, Cannes, on 24 February 1998.
Auction comparison:
Compare a related signed example with two cubs at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 25 September 2020, Vienna, lot 63 (sold for EUR 8,216).
Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number AT 24-B-0098).
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Auction: Timed Two-Day Auction: Asian Art Storage Wars, ending 25th Jul, 2024
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