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A STAG-ANTLER SASHI NETSUKE A WOOD NETSUKE OF A RAT A WOOD NETSUKE OF A RAT
OF A RAT ON A LOTUS ROOT By Masakazu, 19th century ON PEANUTS
By Hoshunsai Masayuki, Asakusa, Edo, The small rat of spherical form, its stubby Mid-19th century
late 19th century limbs, facial features and tail delicately The rodent sitting upon two peanuts and
The rat sitting atop a long lotus root, gnawing rendered, its left hind foot lifted to cover scratching its ear with its left hind leg,
at the smaller roots, the eyes inlaid; signed in its mouth, its tail curling around its body, the wood darkly stained, the eyes inlaid;
seal form Masayuki. the eyes inlaid; signed in an oval reserve unsigned. 3.1cm (1¼in).
12.1cm (4¾in) long. Masakazu. 2.5cm (1in).
£1,000 - 1,500
£1,500 - 2,000 £1,200 - 1,500 JPY140,000 - 210,000
JPY210,000 - 280,000 JPY170,000 - 210,000 US$1,300 - 2,000
US$2,000 - 2,600 US$1,600 - 2,000
木彫根付 落花生に鼠 無銘 19世紀中期
鹿角彫差し根付 鼠 銘「正之」 木彫根付 鼠 銘「正一」 19世紀
19世紀後期 Provenance:
Provenance: Leblanc Collection.
Provenance: L. and Y. Laufer Collection. Purchased at Beaussant-Lefèvre, Hotel
Lu Xiaguang Collection. Purchased at Sotheby’s, Paris, Drouot, 20 November 2009, lot 228.
Purchased at AuctionArt, Paris, 18 December 2012, lot 269.
21 February 2014, lot 114.

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