A tall ivory netsuke of an anthropomorphic octopus standing ...

Hammer

£1,700

A tall ivory netsuke of an anthropomorphic octopus standing on two tentacles, posed as though human like, tentacles covering his mouth to hide his surprise and another resting on his head as though in puzzlement

13.5cm high

Ivory exemption certificate W3SZFBDL

Provenance
Dorothy Ann Stevens Collection no. 264
Glendining & Co 18/3/1954 lot 58

Literature- published on the front cover of 'Netsuke Panorama' exhibition booklet by Douglas J K Wright Ltd, illustrated on pg 7 figure 20