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A NATURALISTIC LACQUERED IVORY NETSUKE OF A CICADA AN IVORY AND TORTOISE SHELL NETSUKE OF TWO BEETLES
ON A TREE TRUNK BY SENPO (1919-1994) BY AKIHIDE
"Y 3ENPO COLORED IVORY NETSUKE "Y !KIHIDE IVORY WITH TORTOISE SHELL INLAY
Japan, 20 century Japan, 20 century
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3ENPO +OBAYASHI WAS A NETSUKE ARTIST WHO SPECIALIZED Two beetles are confronting each other on top of a basket, their
293 294 in highly naturalistic models of insects. His works are featured in the retracted wings are inlaid with tortoise shell and the eyes inlaid with
A CONTEMPORARY ANTLER NETSUKE OF A TWO- A MASTERFUL CONTEMPORARY COLORED WOOD NETSUKE OF A collection of Prince Takamado in the national museum of Tokyo and dark horn. The leafage on top of the basket is expressively carved in
FACED SUN BY GUY SHAW (1951-2003) ROTTING LEAF AND SPIDER BY GUY SHAW (1951-2003) the artist is mentioned in Miriam Kinsey’s ‘Living masters of Netsuke’. unstained ivory, and another smaller beetle can be found peaking
"Y 'UY 3HAW ANTLER NETSUKE "Y 'UY 3HAW COLORED WOOD NETSUKE This cicada is very well executed, with accurately carved anatomical out of an opening. The underside carved like a woven basket, with
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England, 20 century England, 20 century details. Its appearance is so real one can almost hear the cicada sing. himotoshi AND SIGNATURE IN A RECTANGULAR RESERVE !+)()$%
The cicada is covered in an orange-brown coating of lacquer, and the
A very well-crafted, pleasantly tactile and principally This charming work shows a curled-up leaf – an autumn scene - a masterfully tree trunk is covered in a slightly darker shade of lacquer, brilliantly This lot comes with the original inscribed wood box.
manju-shaped netsuke showing two aspects of the sun, carved netsuke from the wood of the Australian gum tree. The netsuke imitating the act of camouflage by the cicada. The grain of the wood
one bright and laughing, the other fierce and destructive. represents life and death, as the leaf has fallen to the ground, slowly drying and the branch attachments have been executed to perfection; one LENGTH 4.5 CM
Guy Shaw, a friend until his passing, was fascinated with and disintegrating, however for the moment offering refuge to a little spider larger and one smaller himotoshi on the backside with the signature
the phenomenon of duality – as is also shown in the who has crawled up into the central opening. The artist was able to create SENPO in a rectangular reserve. Also note the humorous difference in Condition: Minor hairline cracks through the leaves – otherwise in
netsuke no. 294. He also often felt a longing for the sun, a naturalistic effect while also reflecting a part of himself, the curled-up leaf size between the cicada and the tree. very good condition
“in my sun-starved country”. The horn is colored yellow. representing introspection. The weight of the leaf shows how well it has been Provenance: Collection of Sam Felton, purchased from Michael
Initials “GS” on a small square gold plate. hollowed out. Very fine grain patterns. ‘Natural himotoshi’ through the stem LENGTH 5.4 CM Spindel in April 1990
where also the initials “GS” can be found.
HEIGHT 6.2 CM Condition: Excellent condition Auction comparison: For another netsuke by the artist depicting
LENGTH 6.5 CM Provenance: Austrian private collection BEETLES IN WOOD SEE #HRISTIE S *APANESE !RT AND $ESIGN ,ONDON
Condition: Excellent condition November 2005, lot 281.
Provenance: German private collection, formerly acquired Condition: Excellent condition Auction comparison: For another model of a cicada by the artist see
from Galerie Zacke, who acquired it from the artist himself Provenance: Acquired from the artist himself "ONHAMS &INE *APANESE !RT ,ONDON -AI LOT Estimate EUR 1.200,-
Starting price EUR 600,-
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Starting price EUR 750,- Starting price EUR 1.250,- Starting price EUR 750,-

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