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A BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF HOTEI A LARGE BOAR-TUSK NETSUKE
AND TWO KARAKO IN A SACK WITH A CENTIPEDE AND SUTRA
Attributed to Seiyodo Tomiharu (1733-1810), Iwami Province, By Seiyodo Bunshojo (1764-1838), Iwami Province, early 19th century
19th century The tusk of pronounced curvature, carved in relief with a long
The netsuke in the form of Hotei’s sack, opening up to reveal the god centipede, the long sutra text in almost illegible script;
neck-wrestling with a pair of karako (Chinese boys), the topknots of the signed . . . Seiyodo Bunshojo kinkoku
karako inlaid in ebony; signed Seiyodo . . . seki saku (respectively carved by Seiyodo Bunshojo . . .) with an unread seal.
(made by Seiyodo . . . seki). 3cm (1 1/8in). 12.4cm (4 7/8in).
£1,000 - 1,500 £3,000 - 4,000
JPY130,000 - 190,000 JPY390,000 - 520,000
US$1,200 - 1,800 US$3,600 - 4,800

黄楊彫根付 袋の中の布袋に唐子 銘 「青陽堂囗石作」 19世紀 猪牙彫根付 蜈蚣と般若心経 銘 「囗囗囗青陽堂文章女謹刻」
19世紀前期
Published:
Rokusho 20, p.13, no.16. Published:
Earle, Huthart, p.85, no.67. Rokusho 20, p.28, no.32.
Earle, Huthart, p.103, no.84.
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A BOAR-TUSK NETSUKE The inscription is very worn and only partly legible, but comparisons
WITH A CENTIPEDE, FERNS AND POEMS with printed versions confirm the identification of the text as the
By Tominaga, Iwami Province, late 18th/early 19th century Hannya shingyo sutra, a short Chinese text of 262 characters which
Carved in relief with a long centipede, the reverse engraved in delicate was transmitted to Japan in the eighth century. For a similar example,
kebori with a spray of ferns and ten waka poems in minute calligraphy; see G. Lazarnick, NIA, p.315, where the printed text is illustrated.
signed Kashi no yadori Tominaga kore o chokoku (Tominaga carved
this at his lodging in Kashi) with a kao.
11.2cm (4 3/8in).
£2,500 - 3,000
JPY320,000 - 390,000
US$3,000 - 3,600

猪牙彫根付 蜈蚣 銘 「可志廼舎富永彫刻之（花押）」
18世紀後期/19世紀前期

Provenance:
Anne Hull Grundy Collection.

Published:
Earle, Huthart, p.102, no.83.

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