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A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A MAMMOTH A RED LACQUER NETSUKE OF AN ELEPHANT
By Masanao, Yamada, Ise Province, 19th century 19th Century
Signed Masanao. Unsigned.
3.5cm (1 3/8in) high. 5.1cm (2in) wide.

£4,000 - 6,000 £800 - 1,000
JPY580,000 - 870,000 JPY120,000 - 150,000
US$5,500 - 8,300 US$1,100 - 1,400

木彫根付 毛象 銘「正直」 19世紀 木彫朱塗根付 象 無銘 19世紀

Provenance: Provenance:
Mark Severin collection. Hartman Gallery, New York, purchased 1967.

Published: Published:
Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.149, no.K390. Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.431, no.K393.

Standing, its head turned to the left with the trunk trailing at its feet, Standing four-square with its trunk raised, its body carved with a scroll
curled to form the himotoshi, its body covered with long tresses and its design simulating layered guribori style with black lacquer details.
feet with feline claws, the wood slightly worn and the pupils inlaid.

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