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458 An ivory group of seven ginkgo nuts,
by Kiyokatsu. 19th century

The nuts are arranged into a large and compact
composition, showing one single three-sided
nut, in Japan considered to bring good luck,
parallel to the auspicious meaning of the
four-leaved clover in the West.
Height 2.3 cm; width 4.6 cm
€ 600 – 800

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459 A lacquer mask netsuke of an monkey.
19th century

The face rendered in gold maki-e, the open
mouth with two rows of silvery teeth and
a red mouth cavity, the fur rendered with
very fine lines of silvery grey lacquer.
Signed Deme Tô(?)man.
Height 4 cm
Provenance
Beaussant-Levèfre, Paris, 19.10.2011, lot 125

€ 700 – 900

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