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A RARE CYPRESS WOOD OKIMONO OF A HAWK A WOOD OKIMONO OF A RABBIT
By Kanman, Iwami Province, Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1823 Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century
Perched on an integral tree trunk, its head turned back and its eyes Seated with its plump body drawn into a compact mass with an alert
inlaid, the ancient tree trunk naturalistically rendered and carved in low expression and its long ears folded back, the eyes double-inlaid in pale
relief with trailing foliage; signed and dated Sekiyo junin Kanman saku horn with dark pupils; unsigned.
with a kao, Toki ni Bunsei roku mizunoto-hitsuji toshi kugatsu-bi (carved 8.5cm x 10.7cm (3 3/8in x 4¼in).
in the ninth month of 1823).
28.5cm (11¼in) high. £3,500 - 4,000
JPY530,000 - 600,000
£3,000 - 5,000 US$4,900 - 5,700
JPY450,000 - 760,000
US$4,200 - 7,100

Kanman (1793-1859) was born in the town of Ota, to the north-east of
the Ka’aigawa River. He produced many netsuke in Iwami style, as well
as a number of okimono, tonkotsu and inro.

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