An ivory study of A Manchurian crane ascribed to Ohara Mitsuhiro, Osaka, 19th century

Estimate

5,000 - 6,000 GBP

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Description

4.4cm., 1 3/4 in.

resting, its head turned back to the right, its beak lying alongside its wings and its legs carved in relief below, its comb lacquered red, signed Mitsuhiro

Provenance

M.M. Hepworth collection
M.T. Hindson collection

Literature

Bernard Hurtig, Masterpieces of Netsuke Art, p.191, no.794
Neil K. Davey, Netsuke, p.49, no.113