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AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A TIGER ON BAMBOO TWO IVORY NETSUKE OF BOARS
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The tiger seated on a thick section of bamboo, its head turned back to The first recumbent, its head raised with open mouth and its legs
the left and its tail trailing to one side, the well-toned ivory slightly worn drawn in for compactness, the pupils inlaid, unsigned, 5.7cm (2¼in)
and the pupils inlaid; unsigned. 4.3cm (1¾in) high. wide; the second recumbent with a piglet lying at its side, the pupils
inlaid, unsigned, 5.1cm (2in) wide. (2).
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000 £1,000 - 1,500
US$1,400 - 2,100 JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,100

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