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126| KANMAN: A RARE UMIMATSU NETSUKE
OF A TREE FROG ON A BRANCh
Attributed to Kanman (1793–1859), signed Iwami no ju horu 石見
住囗...彫
Japan, Iwami province, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)

published: Earle, Joe (2000) The robert S. Huthart Collection of
Iwami Netsuke, Vol. 2, p. 359, no. 335.

A fine and pleasingly tactile umimatsu (sea-pine) netsuke of a frog
seated on a slender tree branch. The small arboreal amphibian has
an amusing body shape, its extremities stretched out in various
directions as it grabs on to a node of the branch with its left front
leg. The umimatsu is of a beautiful and rich color with caramel
inclusions. The himotoshi through the underside above the partially
worn and illegible characters reading Iwami no ju… horu [carved
by… Of Iwami province]. The carver is likely Kanman who seems
to have preferred umimatsu as a carving medium and signed in a
similar fashion.

LENGTH 7.3 cm
Condition: Very good condition, the signature worn.
provenance: The robert S. Huthart Collection.
Estimate EUR 4.000,-
Starting price EUr 2.000,-

127| SUEYOShI SEKIShU: A FINE UMIMATSU
NETSUKE OF A SNAIL ON A BRANCh
By Sueyoshi Sekishu, signed Sekishu Iwami 石州 石見
Japan, Iwami province, late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period
(1615-1868)

published: Earle, Joe (2000) The robert S. Huthart Collection of
Iwami Netsuke, Vol. 2, p. 346, no. 322.

Finely carved as a large snail slithering across a slightly curved
branch. The snail is carved with a superior sense of naturalism, its
feelers are stretched out as it navigates across the branch. Note
particularly the finely carved, wavy foot. The umimatsu (sea-pine)
with beautiful inclusions of caramel color, particularly to the snail’s
spiraling shell. Good himotoshi to the underside and signed
SEKISHU Iwami.
LENGTH 6.6 cm
Condition: Excellent condition.
provenance: Ex Collection robert S. Huthart.
Estimate EUR 5.000,-
Starting price EUr 2.500,-

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