Hoshin Plaque inlaid with carved fruit

Hoshin Plaque inlaid with carved fruit 

Signed. Circa 1930

Diameter: 39cm

Information: 

According to R. Bushell, the artist worked in Tokyo and was most active in the period 1912 to 1930.  He was a member of the Tokyo Ivory Carvers’ Association (see Netsuke Kenkyukai Journal, vol. 8, no. 2 (summer 1988), p. 9

This was offered by Bonhams London, 10th November 2016, lot 449, estimate £8,000-12,000.  Unsold

MR2026