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A WOOD NETSUKE OF A KIRIN A WOOD NETSUKE OF A KIRIN
19th century After Tomotada, Kyoto, 19th century
Unsigned. Inscribed Tomotada.
9.5cm (3 3/4in) high. 10.2cm (4in) high.

£2,000 - 3,000 £8,000 - 12,000
JPY290,000 - 440,000 JPY1,200,000 - 1,700,000
US$2,800 - 4,100 US$11,000 - 17,000

木彫根付 麒麟 無銘 19世紀 木彫根付 麒麟 銘「友忠」 19世紀

Provenance: Provenance:
Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London. Purchased at Hôtel Drouot, Paris, via Eskenazi Ltd.

Published: Published:
Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.385, no.K411. Katchen, N7, vol.1, p.73, no.K410.

Standing, its head raised and facing ahead, its hooves together and Seated in a typical attitude, its head raised, its legs together and
flames licking up the sides of its scaly body, the wood slightly worn flames licking up both sides of its scaly body, the well-patinated wood
and with a good patina. slightly worn and the pupils inlaid.

The model, made by Tomotada and others from Kyoto generally
in ivory, is illustrated among others in Davey, MTH, p.68, no.173,
Meinertzhagen, MCI, pp.914-915, Lazarnick, NIA, p.1162 and Bushell,
NH, p.187, no.194 (by Yoshimasa).

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