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A WOOD NETSUKE OF A SLEEPING SHOJO A WOOD NETSUKE OF A MERMAID
By Tadatoshi, Nagoya, 19th century Late 18th/early 19th century
Signed Tadatoshi. Unsigned.
5.1cm (2in) wide. 6cm (2 3/8in) wide.

£2,000 - 3,000 £1,500 - 2,000
JPY290,000 - 440,000 JPY220,000 - 290,000
US$2,800 - 4,100 US$2,100 - 2,800

木彫根付 猩猩 銘「忠利」 19世紀 木彫根付 人魚 無銘 18世紀後期/19世紀前期

Published: Published:
Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.65, no.K745. Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.411, no.K740.

Reclining in a typical attitude, his head resting on his right hand as he Shown swimming, facing ahead and holding a large tama (formalised
sleeps off the effects of too much sake, his robe carved with clouds, jewel) with both hands, her tail curled at the back, the slightly worn
the slightly worn wood of good colour. wood with a good patina.

A good example of a common model made by various members of
the Nagoya group of carvers, similar examples of which are illustrated
in Meinertzhagen, MCI, p.844, Davey, MTH, p.189, no.570 and
Lazarnick, NIA, p.1063.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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