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A tortoise-shell netsuke of a horse and spiderweb.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD
A tortoise-shell netsuke of a horse and spiderweb.
Mid 19th century. Carved in relief and openwork, a plum tree growing overhead, the horse is running and looking back past the web, the reverse is faintly inscribed with a long poem describing the scene. The subject symbolizes the trivial incidents that turn the course of destiny. 1 3/4in (4.3cm). Provenance: Ex M.T. Hindson collection, Sotheby's, London, October 11, 1967; Lot 349. Illustrated in Davey, Fig. 1294. Ex H. A. Gunther collection, No. 653. Ex Streatfield colllection, No. 587. Ex Oscar Raphael collection, No. 188 (Sale Catalogue).