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A Very Fine and Unusual Carved Red Lacquer Netsuke

$9,000
£6,797.33VAT Included
€7,958.11
CA$12,786.44
A$13,008.55
CHF 7,455.20
MX$156,630.97
NOK 87,137.48
SEK 87,519.90
DKK 59,494.06

About the Item

A Very Fine and Unusual Carved Red Lacquer Netsuke The reverse lacquered black Signed: Hosai Lacquer Japan Circa 1890 Size: 4.7cm high - 1⅔ ins high Provenance: W.L. Behrens collection (Joly cat. no. 190, ill. on pg. IV) Albert Brockhaus collection Sold Christies, London 25th November 1980, lot 183 Ex Private collection
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2 in (5.08 cm)Width: 1 in (2.54 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1890
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU9363249362052

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