Lot 53
Lot 53
SIGNED KOKEISAI SANSHO (1871-1936), MEIJI - TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY)

A carved wood netsuke of a foreign warrior

Price Realised USD 37,500
Estimate
USD 10,000 - USD 15,000
Closed: 20 Oct 2015
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SIGNED KOKEISAI SANSHO (1871-1936), MEIJI - TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY)

A carved wood netsuke of a foreign warrior

Price Realised USD 37,500
Closed: 20 Oct 2015
Price Realised USD 37,500
Closed: 20 Oct 2015
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A carved wood netsuke of a foreign warrior
Signed Kokeisai Sansho (1871-1936) and with kao (cursive monogram), Meiji - Taisho period (early 20th century)
Finely carved as a foreign warrior standing with his right foot and pulling up his another foot on a string, the head adorned with an ornament and his sword in a dragon-fish scabbard worn at the waist, the details inlaid in polychrome lacquer, coral and various stones
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long
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