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Provenance:
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S. Bing Collection. 24
A WOOD NETSUKE OF FUKUROKUJU
H. Seymour Trower Collection. A WOOD NETSUKE OF HOTEI
By Tsuji, late 18th century
F. Meinertzhagen Collection, no.47. By Matsushita Otoman, Hakata, mid-19th century
Fukurokuju in mid-stride, his face with an amused expression, holding
his fan to his left side; signed with a small incised character Tsuji.
Purchased at Klefisch, Cologne, 26 January 2008, lot 148. Hotei smiling sweetly, holding the edge of his treasure bag with his
5.9cm (2 5/16in) high. hands and teeth, revealing two slumbering children inside;
Published: signed Otoman. 3.1cm (1¼in).
Joly, LIJA, p.155.
£8,000 - 10,000
Joly, HST, pl.VIII, no.222. £8,000 - 10,000
JPY1,100,000 - 1,400,000
Meinertzhagen, MCI, pp.960-961. JPY1,100,000 - 1,400,000
US$11,000 - 13,000
US$11,000 - 13,000
Two similar examples from the M. T. Hindson collection are illustrated
木彫根付 福禄寿 銘「辻」 18世紀後期
by N. Davey, MTH, p.16, nos.2 and 3; another example is illustrated by
A. Ducros, NS, p.69. 木彫根付 布袋と唐子 銘「音満」 19世紀中期

Provenance:
H. Seymour Trower Collection.

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