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A BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A TIGER IN BAMBOO A BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL
By Baiseki, Iwami Province, late 18th/early 19th century By Baiseki, Iwami Province, late 18th/early 19th century
The tiger climbing out of a thick section of bamboo, howling with pain Emerging from its intentionally-broken shell and turning to the right over a
as its tail is caught in a split in the wood, signed Gokyotei Baiseki kore large curled leaf, its flesh covered with pimples rendered in ukibori, signed
o chokoku (Gokyotei Baiseki carved this) with a seal Sha. Baiseki kore o chokoku (Baiseki carved this) with a seal Sha.
5.7cm high (2¼in). 5.3cm (2 1/8in).

£2,000 - 2,500 £3,500 - 4,000
JPY290,000 - 360,000 JPY510,000 - 580,000
US$2,600 - 3,300 US$4,600 - 5,200
黄楊彫根付 竹に虎 銘 「五橋亭楳石彫刻之」 黄楊彫根付 葉に蝸牛 銘 「楳石彫刻之」 18世紀後期/19世紀前期
18世紀後期/19世紀前期
Provenance:
Provenance: Virginia Atchley Collection.
Virginia Atchley Collection.
Published:
Published: Earle, Huthart, p.296, no.266.
Lazarnick, NIA, p.303.
Ducros, NS, no.199.
Rokusho 20, p.74, no.108.
Earle, Huthart, p.295, no.265.

For a somewhat similar example by Bokugyuken Toshiharu, see
G. Lazarnick, NIA, p.1173.

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