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A SMALL WOOD NETSUKE OF A SQUIRREL A BOAR TUSK NETSUKE CARVED WITH A SQUIRREL
By Ichimin, Nagoya, 19th century ON A VINE
Signed Ichimin to. By Kanman (1793-1859), Iwami Province, dated 1821
3.5cm (1 3/8in) wide. Signed Bunsei yonen gogatsu hi Sekiyo Sanbegawa Nagaregawa goyu
junin Kanman nijunana [...] (Kanman, a resident of the village in Iwami
£1,200 - 1,500 Province where the Sanbegawa and the Nagaregawa meet, on a day
JPY170,000 - 220,000 in the fifth month of 1821. [Aged] 27) with kao.
US$1,700 - 2,100 8.9cm (3½in) long.

木彫根付 栗鼠 銘「一岷刀」 19世紀 £2,000 - 2,500
JPY290,000 - 360,000
Provenance: US$2,800 - 3,400
Eskenazi Ltd., London, 1965.
猪牙彫根付 葡萄に栗鼠 銘「文政四年五月日 石陽三瓶川流川合邑
Published: 住人 貫満 （花押） 二十七 [...]」 1821年
Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.41, no.K421.
Published:
Sprawled over a large leaf, its head turned to the left and its forepaws Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.179, no.K423.
resting protectively on a bunch of grapes, the slightly worn wood of
good tone and the eyes inlaid. Of typical form, carved in relief with two squirrels on a grape vine,
chewing the fruits among large leaves.
For a similar example, see Harris, HGBM, no.311.

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