Japanese Works of Art - 14 Nov 2018
AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE NARWHAL TUSK NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Carved as a large flattened drum with a...
AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE NARWHAL TUSK NETSUKE
MEIJI 1868-1912
Carved as a large flattened drum with a portrait of Raiden to the front, the God of Thunder with long fangs and looking upwards, the sides with lightening-shaped patterns, unsigned, 3.8cm.
Provenance: An English private collection, Surrey.