Owls

ANTIQUE JAPANESE NETSUKE

A superb rare ivory netsuke of an owl and two owlets. Perched in the centre on a solid bough, with her babies on either side ensconced in little hollowed branches, peering out. Owl netsuke are comparatively rare, in Japan as they were mistakenly thought to be harbingers of death.

Similar Netsuke in Metropolitan Museum of Art page 77 # 64

Similar 112 Masterpieces of the Trumpf Collection #90

Signed Genko
Weight about : 27 grams
Height about : 3.9 cm
Width about : 4.3 cm
Depth about: 2.2 cm.

Condition: Very good, rubbing,
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A$2400