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A FINE AND RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A DOG WITH LARGE
123 BALL BY CHOSEN
A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO PUPPIES BY KAGETOSHI "Y #HOSEN WOOD NETSUKE
"Y +AGETOSHI WOOD NETSUKE *APAN +YOTO TH CENTURY %DO PERIOD
Japan, Kyoto, first half of the 19 CENTURY %DO PERIOD
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The netsuke in very distinct Kyoto style, and with great affinities to
This work from the great Winkworth collection shows two works by Okatomo. The dog wearing a collar is crafted very finely,
characteristically chubby puppies. The smaller puppy is climbing on his with detailed hairwork, expressed spine, floppy ears, curly tail and
friend, their fur is masterfully incised – a fine, ideally rounded and very 124 a sensitive expression with the pupils inlaid in black horn. He has
lively work. Inlaid eyes, natural himotoshi between the legs, minutely A FINE AND RARE HIRADO PORCELAIN NETSUKE OF TWO his left paw placed on a large ball, with engraved patterns. Natural
incised signature in a square reserve reading KAGETOSHI, a significant DOGS ON A BASKET himotoshi through the legs and the signature on the right hindleg
netsuke master who probably worked in Kyoto, although being Unsigned, Hirado porcelain netsuke in a rectangular reserve CHOSEN.
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mentioned to have been from Nagoya. Japan, Hirado, 19 CENTURY %DO PERIOD
4HE ARTIST IS RECORDED BY .EIL $AVEY IN HIS PUBLICATION Netsuke: A
Note: With old handwritten label noting the aforementioned collection Two puppies playing about, one climbing on top of the other, and Comprehensive Study Based on the M.T. Hindson Collection, with
(misspelled “Winckworth”) as well as the year “1820”. Winkworth was the other with a string from the basket in its mouth and holding the note ‘Wood, early’, and it appears to be the first netsuke ever
an expert at Sotheby’s in London and a friend of Marcel Lorber, who an awabi shell with one paw. Puppies symbolize good health while seen on the market by this rare and excellent carver, who quite
originated our netsuke symposia, VNS, in the 1980s. dried awabi strips were a popular gift representing a long life. possibly belonged to the Okatomo school.
This netsuke is made from pure white porcelain, with a beautiful
HEIGHT 2.7 CM shimmering glaze and an oily feel to it. Hirado netsuke of this HEIGHT 3.8 CM
quality are rare to find.
Condition: Excellent condition Condition: Excellent condition, very good worn patina
0ROVENANCE "RITISH PRIVATE COLLECTION FORMERLY FROM THE 7 7 HEIGHT 4 CM Provenance: The 40-Year Collection of a London Gentleman
Winkworth collection
Condition: Good condition, possibly a small chip to the rope in the Estimate EUR 2.500,-
Auction comparison: A similar netsuke of a puppy by Kagetoshi was mouth of one the puppies Starting price EUR 1.250,-
sold at Zacke, Fine Netsuke, Sagemono & Okimono, Vienna, 2 June Provenance: The 40-Year Collection of a London Gentleman
2018, lot 12.
Estimate EUR 800,-
Estimate EUR 800,- Starting price EUR 400,-
Starting price EUR 400,-

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