A boxwood netsuke of a snake By Sari, early 19th century Tightly coiled in several loops, its head standing proud at the top and its tail forming the himotoshi beneath, the wood lightly stained and the eyes inlaid with pale horn; signed in an oval reserve Sari. 3.8cm (1½in). Footnotes: リザーブ設定無し 木彫根付　蛇　銘「左里」　19世紀前期 The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part I, lot 114. www.bonhams.com/auctions/18493/lot/114/ Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com