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A WOOD NETSUKE OF GINKGO NUTS A BOXWOOD NETSUKE A LACQUERED BAMBOO
By Sari, Iwashiro, 19th century OF MUSHROOMS SINGLE BRUSH POT
Signed in an oval reserve Sari. By Juko (Toshimitsu), 19th century By Jikan Ganbun, Edo/Tokyo, late 19th
3.5cm (1 3/8in) wide. Signed Juko (Toshimitsu). century
5cm (2in) wide. Signed Ganbun saku.
£600 - 800 9.2cm (3 5/8in) high.
JPY87,000 - 120,000 £600 - 700
US$830 - 1,100 JPY87,000 - 100,000 £2,000 - 3,000
US$830 - 970 JPY290,000 - 440,000
木彫根付 銀杏 銘「左里」 19世紀 US$2,800 - 4,100
木彫根付 茸 銘「寿光」 19世紀
Provenance: 漆塗竹彫筆筒 竹節に蟻 銘「眼文作」
Joseph U. Seo, New York, purchased 1963. Published: 19世紀後期
Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.57, no.K675.
Published: Provenance:
Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.197, no.K658. Three fungi of differing size, joined at their Eskenazi Ltd., London, 1969.
stalks which form the himotoshi, the well-
Comprising nine nuts of varying size clustered toned wood slightly worn. Published:
together to form a compact composition in Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.185, no.K651.
slightly worn and well-patinated wood. The work bears similarities with that of various
generations of the Masanao group, working in The gnarled bamboo section lacquered black,
Yamada, Ise Province in the 19th century. the mouth lacquered gold and inlaid with
several ants of shakudo and gilt metal.

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