Japanese Works of Art - 15 Nov 2022
AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE LACQUER MANJU NETSUKE
AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE LACQUER MANJU NETSUKE
MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY
Decorated to the front with two figures, possibly the Chinese general Kan'u and a foreigner, the design rendered in gold, silver, iro-e togidashi maki-e and with mother of pearl inlays against the glossy black ground, 4.5cm.