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An ivory netsuke of Nuye.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD
An ivory netsuke of Nuye.
Attributed to Garaku, Osaka, , Late 18th/early 19th century. Seated with its head turned back to the right and its long snake-like tail winding across its body, hair work and other details well rendered, the eye pupils are inlaid. Unsigned. 1 1/8in (3cm). Provenance: Ex M.T. Hindson collection, Sotheby's, London, June 23, 1969; Lot 1266. Ex H. A. Gunther CollectionEx W. L. Behrens Collection, No. 5143, illustrated plate LXVIIIllustrated in V. F. Weber, Koji Hoten, plate 70.