A Small Wood netsuke of Jurojin by Suzuki Tokoku I or II, Tokyo, late 19th/early 20th century

Estimate

2,000 - 2,500 GBP

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Description

3.5cm., 1 3/8 in.

standing, facing ahead over his folded hand, a makimono attached to a staff held in the crook of his arm, the wood is stained for effect and details are lacquered and inlaid in ivory and other materials, signed Tokoku with seal Bairyu

Catalogue Note

A very similar example, from the Raymond and Frances Bushell collection, was sold by Christies, London