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A RARE KUROGAKI (BLACK PERSIMMON) WOOD NETSUKE A BOAR-TUSK NETSUKE OF A DRAGON
OF JUROJIN IN A PEACH By Bokugyuken Toshiharu (died 1859), Hakata, Chikuzen Province,
By Baiseki, Iwami Province, late 18th/early 19th century early to mid-19th century
Carved in two parts, the large peach with leaves carved in relief, Carved in relief with a running dragon, signed Bokugyuken Toshiharu.
surmounted by a loose blossom on which Jurojin stands and fits inside 10.8cm (4¼in) long.
the fruit, forming the himotoshi, signed Baiseki kore o chokoku
(Baiseki carved this) with a seal Sha. £3,000 - 3,500
5.3cm (2 1/8in). JPY440,000 - 510,000
US$3,900 - 4,600
£1,500 - 2,000
JPY220,000 - 290,000 猪牙彫根付 竜 銘 「牧牛軒利治」 19世紀前期/中期
US$2,000 - 2,600
Provenance:
黒柿彫根付 桃の中の寿老人 銘 「楳石彫刻之」 Albert Brockhaus Collection.
18世紀後期/19世紀前期
Published:
Published: Albert Brockhaus, Netsuke, Leipzig, F.A. Brockhaus, 1905/9, cat.no.649.
Rokusho 20, p.77, no.115. Meinertzhagen, MCI, vol.2, p.929 (unillustrated).
Earle, Huthart, p.298, no.268. Earle, Huthart, p.300, no.270.

Recent research has established that Bokugyuken Toshiharu was
a resident of Hakata in Chikuzen Province, although his style of
carving shows distinct affinities with that of Tomiharu and other
carvers from Iwami.

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