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439 A marine ivory shunga netsuke of a seated man. 440 An ivory netsuke of a boar. Second half 19th century
Late 19th century
Galloping, the eyes inlaid in black horn. Finely carved and
Seated, a boy standing to his right, both cheerfully stained, partly polished through use. Kaô.
laughing as they look at a string of coins laid across
the man’s erect penis. Finely and meticulously carved, The boar is said to be the bravest of all animals. It is
partly stained. Probably a work of the Tomochika school. the twelth of the zodiac animals and embodies the hours
Height 4.4 cm between 9 to 11 pm as well as the month of October. The
kaô resembles the one of Shuyo. (cf. Lazarnick, p. 1013)
Literature Length 4.7 cm
Illustrated in: Karl M. Schwarz, Netsuke Subjects,
Vienna 1992, p. 87, no. 218 Literature
Illustrated in: Karl M. Schwarz, Netsuke Subjects,
€ 650 – 750 Vienna 1992, p. 125, no. 351
€ 650 – 750

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