Live Auction 13127Art of Japan
An Ivory Netsuke of Two Hares
Lot 5 The Tony & Johanna Oey Collection of Netsuke

An Ivory Netsuke of Two Hares

Osaka, Edo period (late 18th - early 19th century)

Closed8 December 2016

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GBP 11,875

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An Ivory Netsuke of Two Hares
Osaka, Edo period (late 18th - early 19th century)
A charming study of a hare nibbling its paw whilst the other rests over its back, eyes inlaid in cow horn
3.8 cm. long

Specialist note

For another ivory carving of a hare in the collection of Edmund de Waal, go to:
https://www.edmunddewaal.com/writing/the-hare-with-amber-eyes/gallery