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A WOOD NETSUKE OF A COILED RAT A WOOD NETSUKE OF THREE RATS A KUROGAKI (BLACK PERSIMMON)
By Nobuyoshi, mid-late 19th century By Kazutomo, Gifu, 19th century WOOD NETSUKE OF A COILED RAT
The small rat curled up in a ball, cleaning Two of the rats curling around the other, the By Masanao, Ise, 19th century
itself, its feet resting on its ears, using its right third crawling on top of its two companions, The rat curled in a typical attitude, one paw
claw to hold one leg in place, the other leg forming a compact composition, the eyes scratching its snout, clutching its tail around
forming the himotoshi, its tail curling beneath, inlaid in dark horn, the teeth of one rat inlaid; its chubby body with another, one leg forming
the stained wood slightly worn, the eyes inlaid signed in an oval reserve Kazutomo. the himotoshi, the wood stained, the eyes
in dark horn; signed Nobuyoshi. 3cm (1 3/16in). inlaid; signed in a polished oval reserve
2.4cm (15/16in) high. Masanao. 3.2cm (1½in).
£2,000 - 3,000
£1,500 - 2,000 JPY280,000 - 420,000 £1,500 - 2,000
JPY210,000 - 280,000 US$2,600 - 3,900 JPY210,000 - 280,000
US$2,000 - 2,600 US$2,000 - 2,600
木彫根付 鼠 銘「一友」 19世紀
木彫根付 鼠 銘「信義」 黒柿彫根付 鼠 銘「正直」 19世紀
19世紀中期/後期 Provenance:
Sydney L. Moss. Provenance:
Provenance: Purchased at Tajan, Paris, November 1995, Purchased at Tajan, Paris, May 1996.
Purchased at Sotheby’s, London, lot 245.
13 June 1985, lot 533.
The model probably originating from
Tomokazu, see Sydney L. Moss, JNSA,
no.35, and Eskenazi, JNOIL, no.80.

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