LOT 1540 A STAG ANTLER NETSUKE OF A CRAB ON A LOTUS LEAF
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Description A STAG ANTLER NETSUKE OF A CRAB ON A LOTUS LEAFJapan, 19th centuryThe netsuke carved as a folded lotus leaf with incised veins, and a crab sitting on top, with inlaid eyes, extended legs, and prominent claws. One himotoshi at the underside of the leaf and the other himotoshi at the back. LENGTH 8.7 cm Condition: Good condition with minor tracs of wear.Provenance: Family collection of either Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) or his son-in-law Louis (Loek) Borensztajn (1935-2021), Netherlands. Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) was an architect, art collector, dealer, and founder of the first Museum of Japanese Art in the Middle East. He became one of the world's leading collectors of Japanese art, starting at the age of 18, and continued to collect and work as an art dealer in Berlin in the 1920s. In the 1930s Felix Tikotin fled from the Nazis and hid his collection in the Netherlands. After the war, he decided that his collection should be taken to Israel, where in 1959 and with the help of Abba Hushi, who was the mayor of Haifa, The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art was established. The Museum's collection comprises more than 8,000 items of art and crafts.
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