Netsuke - Buis - Snake with gaping jaws wrapping around a pumpkin - Signed 'Arima Tomonobu' 有 馬友信 - Japon - XIXe siècle

Netsuke - Boxwood - Snake with wide open jaws wrapping a pumpkin - Signed 'Arima Tomonobu' 有 馬友信 - Japan - 19th century

Netsuke school of Nagoya in boxwood depicting gourd with snake that winds it, with the body arched and the head raised high, and the mouth open with the tongue protruding.
Tomonobu signed in a rectangle.

Edo period (early 19th century).
In excellent condition.

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Bonham’s London
Fine Japanese Art auction lot 300, 10 Nov 2016

The lot will be carefully packaged and shipped within 1 or at most 2 business days from the day of payment. The shipping price includes delivery via UPS, TNT, DHL or SDA courier (depending on destination address) with full insurance and professional packaging.

Original certificate compiled by Luca Mastromauro, an expert in Japanese art, registered with Milan Chamber of Commerce (no. 2617), which will be shipped with the lot.