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A WOOD NETSUKE OF KIYOHIME ON THE DOJOJI BELL Provenance:
By Tametaka, Nagoya, late 18th century Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection.
Fully transformed into a dragon, the witch Kiyohime resting her head Purchased at Sagemonoya, Tokyo, September 1998.
on top of the temple bell, her claws grasping the sides of the bell, her
long tail curling around; signed O Tametaka (Owari Tametaka) Published:
with a kao. 4cm (1 9/16in) high. Bushell, CN, p.35, no.32.
Jairus K. Hammond, ‘Nagoya Style Zodiac Animals’, NKSJ, vol.11,
£8,000 - 10,000 no.4, p.10, fig.8.
JPY1,100,000 - 1,400,000 BAFJ, no.61, p.1.
US$11,000 - 13,000 Sagemonoya, NAS, p.6, no.20.

The story of Kiyohime and her ultimately destructive unrequited love for
木彫根付 道成寺 銘「尾 為隆（花押）」 18世紀後期 the priest Anchin is the subject of a No drama, Dojoji.

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