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A WOOD NETSUKE OF A HORSE A WOOD NETSUKE A WOOD NETSUKE OF A HORSE
AND GROOM OF A RECUMBENT HORSE AND RAT
By Tadahisa, Nagoya, 19th century By Natsuki, Osaka, 19th century By Sari, Iwashiro Province, 19th century
Signed with ukibori characters in a Signed Natsuki. Signed in an oval reserve Sari.
rectangular reserve Tadahisa. 4.8cm (1 7/8in) wide. 4.2cm (1 5/8in) wide.
4.5cm (1¾in) high.
£2,500 - 3,000 £2,000 - 3,000
£1,000 - 1,500 JPY360,000 - 440,000 JPY290,000 - 440,000
JPY150,000 - 220,000 US$3,400 - 4,100 US$2,800 - 4,100
US$1,400 - 2,100
木彫根付 馬 銘「夏木」 19世紀
木彫根付 馬に鼠 銘「左里」 19世紀
木彫根付 馬と馬丁 銘「忠久」 19世紀 Provenance:
M. T. Hindson collection. Provenance:
Published: Purchased at Sotheby’s, London, 1967. Purchased at Sotheby’s, London, 1966.
Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.27, no.K141.
Published: Published:
The horse standing with its forelegs resting Davey, MTH, p.23, no.28. Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.191, no.K146.
in a large round wooden tub while the groom Katchen, N7, vol.1, p.139, no.K149.
stands at its side, scrubbing its left flank, The horse recumbent, its head turned
the slightly worn wood of good tone and the Lying with its head turned back to the right, back to the left and looking up while the rat
horse’s eyes inlaid with pale and dark horn. its tail passing forward over the right flank crouches on its long tail which curls forward
and its legs drawn in for compactness, the over the left flank, the slightly worn wood
slightly worn wood bearing a good patina and dark stained and the eyes of pale translucent
the eyes of pale translucent horn with dark horn with dark pupils.
pupils.

When sold at the M. T. Hindson sale at
Sotheby’s, it was with a later added ivory rat
applied to its back, which has since been
removed.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
40 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.