Fine Art Sale
Lot 460
A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A CHICK EMERGING FROM AN EGG
A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A CHICK EMERGING FROM AN EGG, SIGNED DORAKU, OSAKA SCHOOL, EDO PERIOD, 19THE C the eyes inlaid, 4.4cmSimilar examples by the same artist are in the British Museum and the Asian Art Museum, San Fancisco. See also Davey (N), Netsuke, 1974, plt 50.
Estimate: £400 - 600
Sold for £1400