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A DARK WOOD NETSUKE A WOOD NETSUKE OF A BLIND MAN A STAG ANTLER NETSUKE
OF FIGHTING MEN Late 19th century OF A HUMAN SKULL
By Issai, 19th century Unsigned. By Setsu, 19th century
Signed Issai. 5.7cm (2¼in) high. Signed with the single character Setsu.
3.5cm (1 3/8in) wide. 3.5cm (1 3/8in) wide.
£600 - 800
£600 - 800 JPY87,000 - 120,000 £1,200 - 1,500
JPY87,000 - 120,000 US$830 - 1,100 JPY170,000 - 220,000
US$830 - 1,100 US$1,700 - 2,100
木彫根付 下駄を抱える盲人 無銘
木彫根付 喧嘩をする男達 銘「一哉」 19世紀後期 鹿角彫根付 頭蓋骨 銘「雪」 19世紀
19世紀
Published: Published:
Published: Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.403, no.K735. Katchen, N7, vol.1, p.285, no.K731.
Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.59, no.K736.
Standing with both feet together on one geta, Carved in a simplified manner, with large
Two kneeling men in fierce combat, one holding the other as he tries to remove a large eye sockets and four teeth intact. The whole
wielding a bottle while a third cowers between stone which is trapped between the uprights, realistically rendered to simulate natural wear.
them, crying as he holds a large cloth to his his cane held beneath one arm, the well-toned
head. wood slightly worn.

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