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A WOOD NETSUKE OF A FOX WITH A A WOOD NETSUKE OF KUZUNOHA A WOOD NETSUKE OF A MAN WITH THE
DRUM (KITSUNE TADANOBU) By Masakazu, Nagoya, 19th century BUNBUKU CHAGAMA (BADGER TEA-
By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, 19th century The fox seated in a human attitude, KETTLE)
The fox seated, leaning forward with its body protectively holding the infant Abe no Seimei By Minkoku, Edo, 19th century
turning to the right, clutching a wrapped swaddled in cloth, a writing brush in her The man with a bemused expression, holding
tsuzumi (double-ended hand-drum), its tail mouth, her hind legs and bushy tail folded down the bunbuku chagama in his hands, his
trailing to one side, one leg forming the beneath, her feet forming the himotoshi, right foot stepping on the badger’s tail; signed
himotoshi; signed Kokei. the slightly worn wood with a good patina; on an inlaid tablet Minkoku.
3.5cm (1 3/8in). signed Masakazu. 3.4cm (1 5/16in).
3.5cm (1 3/8in) high.
£2,000 - 2,500 £800 - 1,000
JPY280,000 - 350,000 £2,000 - 2,500 JPY110,000 - 140,000
US$2,600 - 3,300 JPY280,000 - 350,000 US$1,100 - 1,300
US$2,600 - 3,300
木彫根付 狐忠信 銘「虎渓」 19世紀 木彫根付 文福茶釜 銘「民谷」 19世紀
木彫根付 葛の葉 銘「正一」 19世紀
Provenance: Provenance:
Purchased at LeBlanc, May 1983. Provenance: R. Mathieu Collection.
Purchased at Kyoto Gallery, Brussels, Purchased at Aguttes, Clermont-Ferrand, 1982.
This is apparently the only recorded example December 1982.
of this subject by Kokei. Published:
For very similar examples by the artist, see Ducros, NS, 1978, p.85.
N. Davey, MTH, p.199, no.603; H. Joly, HST,
no.174, pl.6; and F. Meinertzhagen, MCI,
p.425. For another example of the subject
by Tadatoshi, see Sydney L. Moss, MRMT,
no.33.

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