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A WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAKE Provenance:
By Tametaka, Nagoya, 18th century Purchased from Josette Schulmann, Paris, December 1983.
The snake coiled in several tight loops, its head resting on top, part of
its body forming the himotoshi, the wood slightly worn and of a good For somewhat similar examples by the artist are illustrated by N. Davey,
colour; signed Kinjonan Tametaka with a kao. MTH, p.188, no.563; F. Meinertzhagen, MCI, p.834 (the example
4cm (1 9/16in). from the James Orange Collection described but not illustrated); and
A. Ducros, NS, p.80. Another, from the Julius and Arlette Katchen
£8,000 - 10,000 Collection, is illustrated by Sydney L. Moss, EIN, p.81, no.56; and A.
JPY1,100,000 - 1,400,000 Katchen, N7, p.31, no.K328, and further snake netsuke by Tametaka
US$11,000 - 13,000 are illustrated by G. Lazarnick, NIA, p.1075; R. Barker and L. Smith,
NMSJ, p.95, no.164; and R. Bandini, SON, p.82, no.116.

木彫根付 蛇 銘「金城南為隆（花押）」 18世紀 Kinjonan is an alternative name for the city of Nagoya.

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