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Netsuke, Sagemono and Inrô from various collections
Lot 462 – 499
462 A fine ivory netsuke of a grazing horse.
Late 18th century
The hooves placed close together, the right
foreleg slightly bent, the head with the deeply
carved mane lowered. The horse’s tail rendred
in low relief, the eye pupils of black horn.
Height 6 cm; width 4.5 cm
Provenance
Collection Martin S. Newstead, Switzerland
(sold at Sotheby’s, London, 18.11.1984, lot 133)
Private collection, Germany
Barry Davies Oriental Art, London
Private collection, England
Literature
Published in: Barry Davies Oriental Art,
Netsuke and Inro from European Collections,
London 2002, cat. no. 139
€ 2.000 – 2.400
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