Lot 360 ♣ - A215AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia, Islamic Art - Friday, 05. December 2025, 02.00 PM
A NETSUKE OF A NIO GUARDIAN ON A SANDAL
Japan, late 19th c. Width 4.5 cm.
Ivory. The muscular guardian works on an oversized straw sandal (zori) on which he is sitting. Signed Tôtenkô in an inlaid mother-of-pearl tablet.
Provenance: Private collection from Southern Switzerland for two generations, by descent to the present owner.
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CHF 1 500 / 2 500 | (€ 1 550 / 2 580)
Sold for CHF 1 750 (including buyer's premium)