Lot 9580 - ibid148 Asian Art - online only - Wednesday, 27. November 2024, 9.30 AM
THREE SAMURAI DOLLS (MUSHA-NINGYO).
Japan, 19th c. Height 30 - 36 cm.
Wood, leather, metal decorations, silk brocade, straw and real hair. Faces and hands in gofun; the eyes of two figures are inlaid. a) Empress Jingû (Jingû Kôgô) in armor with three swords and bow and arrow. b) The white-haired minister Takenouchi no Sukune with sword. b) The wild warrior Katô Kiyomasa with naginata. (3)
CHF 800 / 1 200 | (€ 820 / 1 240)
Sold for CHF 750 (including buyer’s premium)
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