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Lot 12 A PRIVATE LONDON COLLECTION OF NETSUKE FORMED IN THE 1960s - 1970s
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A KARASHISHI [LION DOG]
SIGNED JI-ICHI (HARUKAZU), EDO PERIOD (PROBABLY LATE 18TH CENTURY)
Closed5 December 2017
Price Realised
GBP 1,500
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Specialist note
Purchased by the collector from Fine Japanese Swords and Fittings and Works of Art, Sotheby & Co, London, Tuesday 1st April 1969, Lot 259
The name, using these characters (ji or haru meaning to govern or pacify) is apparently unrecorded, though the work would appear to come from the Kyoto school but also showing affinities with that of Garaku of Osaka.
The name, using these characters (ji or haru meaning to govern or pacify) is apparently unrecorded, though the work would appear to come from the Kyoto school but also showing affinities with that of Garaku of Osaka.