† A STAG ANTLER RYUSA MANJU NETSUKE OF A KIRIN AMONGST CLOUDSUnsignedJapan, Tokyo, Asakusa, mid to late 19th centuryPublished: Raymond and Frances Bushell (December 1983) Please Take My Kokusais Part II: The Frances Numano Collection, Netsuke Kenkyukai, Vol. 3, No. 4, p. 30.Of partly furled petal-lobed form, finely carved and pierced with a kirin standing foursquare with its head turned back amid swirling clouds, its mane and bushy tail neatly incised, the reverse with a hexagonal panel enclosing waves and clouds. DIAMETER 3.9 cmCondition: Very good condition, appealingly worn, natural imperfections. Provenance: Ex-collection Raymond and Frances Bushell. Sotheby’s, Netsuke from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, 18 November 1999, London, lot 318. US private collection, acquired from the above.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer’s premium – only for buyers within the EU.