Four Japanese Netsuke
Four Japanese Netsuke
19th/20th Century
comprising two bronze example, the first by Hiromi, naturalistically cast to show an inset resting inside of a melon, the reverse inset with a mother-of-pearl panel inscribed with a two-character maker's mark, 弘美, the second in the shape of an eggplant; two boxwood examples, one depicting a frog on a scrolled lotus leaf, the other a walnut carved with fortune and longevity characters.
Length of longest 2 1/2 in., 6.3 cm.
Property from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Fry, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, thence by descent Asian Art Each in overall good condition.
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Four Japanese Netsuke
19th/20th Century
comprising two bronze example, the first by Hiromi, naturalistically cast to show an inset resting inside of a melon, the reverse inset with a mother-of-pearl panel inscribed with a two-character maker's mark, 弘美, the second in the shape of an eggplant; two boxwood examples, one depicting a frog on a scrolled lotus leaf, the other a walnut carved with fortune and longevity characters.
Length of longest 2 1/2 in., 6.3 cm.
Property from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Fry, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, thence by descent Asian Art Each in overall good condition.
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