Lot 451 ♣ - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia, Islamic Art - Tuesday, 17. June 2025, 03.00 PM
AN OKIMONO NETSUKE WITH YAMAUBA.
Japan, 19th c. Height 3.6 cm.
Ivory with blackened details, the underside is richly decorated. The mountain witch Yamauba attacks a young woman with a cleaver next to a tsuitate (standing screen), on the back a figure rests. Signed Tamakazu/Gyokuichi.
Provenance: Swiss private collection, thence by descent.
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CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 1 030 / 1 550)
Sold for CHF 1 250 (including buyer's premium)