JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 12 March 2024 - 10:00 AM start

An old carved wood netsuke of a starving wolf,

Realised: $2,200 plus premium

Lot Details

his front paw resting on a skull and his eyes inlaid with horn, inscribed Tomotada. Showing good old wear. L.55mm. Provenance: Purchased part lot 748 (2 items achieved $$400 U.S.) 'Japanese and Other Works of Art' June 1975. Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc. New York.