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TWO BOXWOOD NETSUKE TWO WOOD NETSUKE
Edo Period (1615-1868), 19th century Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th century
Consisting of a frog on a lotus leaf, the stem forming the himotoshi, The first black persimmon with frog under a lotus leaf, the second
and a cluster of three mushrooms, both unsigned. boxwood with a pine cone branch.
1 3/4in (4.4cm) long each (2). 1 3/4in (4.5cm) and 2in (5.1cm) long (2).
$1,200 - 1,500 $1,000 - 1,500
Provenance Provenance
Ito, 1976, Tokyo Mrs. Wakayama 1977 and Eskenazi 1975, by inventory
Konishi, Los Angeles, 2000, by inventory
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TWO BOXWOOD NETSUKE Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Consisting of a plain skull, a skull with bone teeth,and a skull with a
Consisting of a a burly shishi on a ball, and a mask maker holding a smaller skeleton crawling on its head.
basin, both unsigned. 1, 1 and 1 1/4in (2.5, 2.5 and 3.2cm) (3).
2 and 1 3/4in long (5.1 and 4.4cm) (2).
$1,200 - 1,500
$800 - 1,200
Provenance
Sotheby’s, London 1976, by inventory (the first)

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