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A group of two wood netsuke.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
A group of two wood netsuke.
Tokyo, The first, Attributed to Zaiyel Miwa 3rd, late 18th century, a group of the three wise monkeys, seated in an unusual position. Signed in an oval reserve, Miwa. 1?in (3.4cm). The second, Miwa style, mid 19th century, in kaki wood, a man kneeling with head upraised in the act of tweezing his whiskers with a small inlaid ivory button on the front as a clasp for his robe and another on the back. Unsigned. 2in (5.2cm). Provenance: The First, Christie's, New York, October 2, 1984; Lot 107. Ex M.T. Hindson collection, Sotheby's, London, 1968; Lot 40. Illustrated in Davey, #275, page 98.