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Lot 65 · Fine Japanese Art

A wood netsuke of a snake By Shigetada, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

(Massive Boulder) Edo period 1615-1868

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Estimate
£1,000–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,285–$1,543
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — Fine Japanese Art, London, New Bond Street · 11 May 2017
Record ID
TB-2026-1418723
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(Massive Boulder) Edo period 1615-1868, A wood netsuke of a snake By Shigetada, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century. Bonhams, 11 May 2017, lot 65. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1418723.

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(Massive Boulder) Edo period 1615-1868, A wood netsuke of a snake By Shigetada, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century. Bonhams, 11 May 2017, lot 65. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1418723.

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From the same sale Fine Japanese Art · May 2017

LotArtistEstimateResult
A dark wood netsuke of rats Nagoya, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century (Massive Boulder) Edo period 1615-1868 £1,500–£2,000
A wood netsuke of a monkey School of Tomokazu, Gifu, Mino Province, E… £1,000–£1,500
An ivory netsuke of a turtle Attributed to Kano Tomokazu, Kyoto, Edo … £1,200–£1,500
Five ivory netsuke Edo period (1615-1868), early 18th to mid-19th cen… Ivory Netsuke Edo Period 1615-1868 £1,000–£1,500
Three early ivory figure netsuke Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century (3) Figure Netsuke Edo Period 1615-1868 £1,000–£1,500
Three early ivory figure netsuke Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/early 1… Figure Netsuke Edo Period 1615-1868 £1,000–£1,500

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