19c netsuke PHOENIX in flight
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900: Item # 1473570
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900: Item # 1473570
Dmitry Levit Asian Art
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3 Highland Park
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-875-8154
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3 Highland Park
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-875-8154
Guest Book
$150.00
19th century netsuke in kagamibuta (“mirror lid”) shape, the top carved with phoenix (the symbol of the Empress) in flight - a motif often seen on textiles. Excellent delicate work, great depiction of differentiated feathers, eye inlaid with dark horn. Beautiful patina, compressed dust in crevices, nice old wooden bowl, old silk cord. Bowl diameter 1.74 inches.
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