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WOOD WORKS OF ART
Various Properties

267* Takeda Yugetsu was born into a samurai family in the Himeji domain
A CARVED WOOD SUZURIBAKO but came to the attention of Lord Maeda and was summoned to the
(BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS) AND COVER Kaga domain where he entered the saikudokoro (crafts workshop) in
Attributed to Takeda Yugetsu (died 1844) Edo period (1615-1868), Kanazawa; Wrangham records a an ebony netsuke of Gama Sennin
early 19th century and his toad, a carved wood suzuribako signed Yugetsusai, and
Of standard rectangular form with inrobuta (flush-fitting lid), the exterior several inlaid wood inro (see E. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists,
carved in low relief with a design of two karako (Chinese boys) playing Harehope, Northumberland, 1995, p.341).
with a toy flower-cart beneath a tree, against a finely carved geometric
background within a raised border with floral and whirlpool motifs, the
sides with shippo-zunagi (linked-jewel) designs, the base gold hirame,
the other surfaces gold nashiji, the interior fitted with a partially gold-
lacquered suzuri (ink stone) and a silver suiteki (water-dropper) in the
form of a cartwheel; with a gold-lacquered ink stick by Yoshimatsu of
Satsuma; with wooden storage box and paper slip attributing the box
to Takeda Yugetsu.
5.2cm x 22.3cm x 25.7cm (2in x 8¾in x 10 1/8in). (6).

£3,500 - 4,000
JPY480,000 - 550,000
US$4,300 - 5,000

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