AN IVORY NETSUKE OF TWO BARREL MAKERS TAKING A SMOKING BREAK BY NANRYU
Ivory netsukeJapan20th centuryOne crouching on a large barrel and the other standing, holding a hammer and lighting his companions’ pipe. They are wearing sagemono consisting of an ashtray netsuke and a tobacco pouch and there is a tea kettle on a smaller barrel. Signature NANRYU, corresponding to Keizo Kurata.HEIGHT c. 4.5 CMCondition: Excellent conditionProvenance: Sam Felton collection