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A WALRUS TUSK MANJU INLAID WITH A FLYING GOOSE A WOOD NETSUKE OF A TOAD AND YOUNG
Style of Tokoku, Tokyo, late 19th century By Tametaka, Nagoya, 18th century
Unsigned. Signed Tametaka.
4.5cm (1¾in) diam. 5.1cm (2in) wide.
£800 - 1,200 £4,000 - 5,000
JPY120,000 - 170,000 JPY580,000 - 730,000
US$1,100 - 1,700 US$5,500 - 6,900
セイウチ牙彫饅頭根付 雁と三日月・鳴子に鎌 無銘 19世紀後期 木彫根付 蛙親子 銘「為隆」 18世紀

Published: Published:
Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.301, no.K913. Moss, EIN, p.75, no.45.
Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.51, no.K615.
Carved and pierced with wild flowers beneath clouds and inlaid in
silver with a goose flying past the crescent moon, the reverse carved Seated, leaning forward, its head lowered and with two young climbing
and pierced with a bird scarer and scythe. on its back, the wood rather worn and with a good patina.

A similar example was sold in these rooms, 10 November 2016,
lot 257.

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