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A rhino horn netsuke of a dragon head. - ash tray

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
A rhino horn netsuke of a dragon head.  - ash tray
Early 19th century. The elongated mouth open and the features carved in high relief, the eyes are inlaid in silver with brass pupils and the back of the head has been closed with a shallow silver cup to produce an ash-bowl netsuke, as well as part of the himotoshi. Unsigned. 2 1/8in (5.3cm). Provenance: Sotheby's, London, March 25, 1970; Lot 17.