A CARVED WOOD NETSUKE OF BENZAITEN

Lot 167
17.09.2024 00:00UTC +01:00
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ID 1301627
Lot 167 | A CARVED WOOD NETSUKE OF BENZAITEN
Estimate value
$ 2 000 – 3 000
A CARVED WOOD NETSUKE OF BENZAITEN
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED TOKOKU AND SEALED BAIRYU (SUZUKI TOKOKU; 1836-1931)
Finely carved as Benzaiten seated on stone playing biwa with a snake coiled around; incised signature and seal on underside
1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) high




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Sotheby's, London, 4 April 1991, lot 49, also illustrated as cover, by repute
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