A boar-tusk netsuke with a snake
Iwami Province, early 19th centuryThe tip of the tusk carved in relief, a snake winding through holes in a rocky outcrop; unsigned. 9.8cm (3 7/8in).
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猪牙彫根付 蛇 無銘 19世紀前期Provenance:Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection.Sold at Christie's, London, Part I, 27 October 1987, lot 312.Published:Rasmussen, DIS, fig.8.Bushell, NFU, p.150, no.388.Earle, Huthart, p.36, no.16.