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AN EBONY NETSUKE OF A FROG AN UMOREGI (BOGWOOD) NETSUKE AN EBONY NETSUKE OF TWO FROGS
ON DRIFTWOOD OF A FROG ON A LOG ON A ROTTEN LOG
Attributed to Seiyodo Tomiharu (1733-1810), By Seiyodo Tomiharu (1733-1810), Attributed to Seiyodo Tomiharu (1733-1810),
late 18th/early 19th century Iwami Province, late 18th/early 19th century late 18th/early 19th century
Squatting in a typical attitude on a short section The small frog squatting athwart the long log, Smooth-skinned, the frogs squatting on a
of driftwood, its skin relatively smooth and its head slightly raised looking ahead, about to gnarled and rotted log, the differing textures
embellished with ukibori pimples, signed in a leap, the bark of the rotten log carefully rendered, carefully and cleverly contrasted, signed
sunken oval reserve Seiyo. contrasting with the polished ends, signed Sekiyo Seiyodo. 8.2cm (3¼in).
6cm (2 3/8in). Enokawa Seiyodo Tomiharu chokoku (carved by
Seiyodo Tomiharu by the Eno River in Sekiyo). £6,000 - 8,000
£2,500 - 3,000 6.5cm (2 5/8in). JPY870,000 - 1,200,000
JPY360,000 - 440,000 US$7,900 - 10,000
US$3,300 - 3,900 £3,000 - 3,500
JPY440,000 - 510,000 黒檀彫根付 丸太に蛙 銘 「青陽堂」
黒檀彫根付 流木に乗る蛙 銘 「青陽」 US$3,900 - 4,600 18世紀後期/19世紀前期
18世紀後期/19世紀前期
埋れ木根付 丸太に蛙 銘 「石陽可愛河青陽 Provenance:
Provenance: 堂富春彫刻」 18世紀後期/19世紀前期 W. W. Winkworth Collection.
Imai Kenzo Collection. M. T. Hindson Collection.
Provenance: Victor Topper Collection.
Published: Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection.
Hurtig, MNA, no.474. Sold at Christie’s, New York, Part I, 27 October Published:
Earle, Huthart, p.66, no.47. 1987, lot 200. Hull Grundy, NCIS, fig.25.
Davey, MTH, p.247, no.765.
Published: Lazarnick, NIA, p.1122.
Shichida, INC, no.33. Meinertzhagen, MCI, vol.2, p.880.
Earle, Huthart, p.68, no.49. Rokusho 20, p.9, no.8.
Burditt, ICWT, p.34, fig.8.
Earle, Huthart, p.70, no.51.

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