Lot 55
Lot 55
A carved wood tobacco container (tonkotsu)

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED GEKKO

Price Realised USD 3,750
Estimate
USD 3,000 - USD 4,000
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A carved wood tobacco container (tonkotsu)

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED GEKKO

Price Realised USD 3,750
Price Realised USD 3,750
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A carved wood tobacco container (tonkotsu)
Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Gekko
Carved as a woven basket with turtles crawling over it, the eyes of the turtles in black inlay; with a matching large netsuke carved with a large turtle and four smaller turtles together, signed Gekko
3¼in. (8.3cm.) long

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From a Private Collection
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