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A WOOD NETSUKE OF KAWAZU A LACQUERED WOOD NETSUKE A WOOD NETSUKE OF A MAN
SUKEYASU AND MATANO KAGEHISA OF A NOH ACTOR APPLYING MOXA
By Masakazu, Gifu, late 19th century By Issai, late 19th century Attributed to Miwa,
The two famous sumo wrestlers locked in Assuming the role of Kiyohime in the play late 18th/early 19th century
combat, Sukeyasu slightly lifting the resisting Dojoji, the actor standing, leaning forward in The man seated, his face contorting in pain
Kagehisa, using the Kawazu throw, the wood a fierce posture, holding a staff with a flower as he applies a burning moxa pellet to his left
stained, the eyes inlaid; signed Masakazu. at one end, a long red wig flowing down the leg, expressively rendered in slightly worn and
5.4cm (2 1/8in) high. back of his formal robe decorated with clouds well-patinated wood; unsigned.
on a black-and-gold-lacquered geometric 3.5cm (1 3/8in) high.
£3,000 - 4,000 ground; signed Issai.
JPY420,000 - 560,000 3.7cm (1½in) high. £1,500 - 2,000
US$3,900 - 5,300 JPY210,000 - 280,000
£1,000 - 1,500 US$2,000 - 2,600
JPY140,000 - 210,000
木彫根付 河津祐安と股野景久
銘「正一」 19世紀後期 US$1,300 - 2,000 木彫根付 灸を据える男 無銘
18世紀後期/19世紀前期
Provenance: 木彫漆塗根付 能役者（道成寺）
Anne Papillon Collection. 銘「一哉」 19世紀後期 Provenance:
Purchased at Tajan, Paris, November 2009. Marcel Lorber Collection (by repute).
Provenance: Randon Collection.
For similar examples in ivory signed René Vassal Collection. Purchased at Piasa, Paris, 9 March 2005,
Masakazu, see M. Coullery, Baur, p.155, Purchased at de Ricqlès, Hotel Drouot, lot 62.
C350. Another similar example by Hidemasa 13 April 1994, lot 279.
is illustrated by F. Meinertzhagen, MCI, p.141. An almost identical example signed Miwa
For the maker, see E. Wrangham, TIIA, p.92. (sold at Sotheby’s, London, 20 October
1984, lot 39) is illustrated by N. Davey, MTH,
p.97, no.269, and F. Meinertzhagen, MCI,
p.569. On his reference card, Meinertzhagen
states: ‘A precisely similar figure, evidently
by the same carver, but without the
“improvements” or signature and coming
from the Behrens collection, was shown to
me by Marcel Lorber in November 1952’. It is
likely that this is the netsuke offered here.

Another example in the Baur Collection
is illustrated by M. Coullery, Baur, p.211,
no.C554.

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