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Including one rounded rectangular Manju netsuke, carved in relief to depict Zhong Kui, holding a tanto inlaid with a small bead. The second an anabori-netsuke, finely rendered as a pile of nine gingko nuts (Bai Guo), stacked to form a balanced composition, larger height 2" — 5 cm.
Provenance:
From the Private Collection of a Prominent Dutch Artist, and thence by descent within the family
Note:
A similar anabori-netsuke of gingko nuts was sold at Bonhams London, May 14, 2015, lot 17 (one of two)
A rectangular manju netsuke originally from The Katchen Collection of Netsuke with a similar style of carving was sold at Bonhams New York, September 16, 2009, lot 2109 as part of The Bluette H. Kirchhoff Collection of Netsuke and Sagemono