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A KUROGAKI (BLACK PERSIMMON) A WOOD NETSUKE OF A CRAB AN UMIMATSU (SEA-PINE) NETSUKE
WOOD NETSUKE OF TENGU NO ON A ROCK OF A CICADA ON A LOG
TAMAGO (HATCHING TENGU) Attributed to Tatekawa Senshiro Tomitane By Masatoyo, Tomita, Iwami Province,
By Tatekawa Senshiro Tomitane (Takusai, (Takusai, 1817-1887), Suwa, Shinano late 18th century
1817-1887), Suwa, Shinano Province, Province, mid-late 19th century The cicada sitting on a short portion of a
mid-late 19th century The crab on the top of a jagged rock, log, several branches cut off and a small
The karasu (crow-beaked) tengu levering itself rearing up over a smaller crab which rests burl with foliage; signed . . . yo Tomita no ju
out of its egg as it fledges, its claws gripping on a lower ledge, washed by the sea which Seisendo Masatoyo saku (made by Seisendo
the broken shell with its wings trailing over the swirls beneath; signed in a sunken reserve Masatoyo, resident in Tomita . . .).
back, the pupils inlaid in dark horn; signed in Tatekawa to (carved by Tatekawa). 4.3cm (1 11/16in).
an oval reserve Tatekawa Tomitane to 4.5cm (1¾in).
(carved by Tatekawa Tomitane). £1,000 - 1,500
3.5cm (1 3/8in). £800 - 1,000 JPY130,000 - 190,000
JPY100,000 - 130,000 US$1,200 - 1,800
£1,500 - 2,000 US$970 - 1,200
JPY190,000 - 260,000 海松彫根付 丸太に蝉 銘 「囗陽富田住清
US$1,800 - 2,400 木彫根付 岩に蟹 銘「立川刀」 泉堂昌豊作」 18世紀後期
19世紀中期/後期
黒柿彫根付 天狗の卵 銘「立川富種刀」 Published:
19世紀中期/後期 Published: Earle, Huthart, p.321, no.291.
Ducros, TFWC, p.25, fig.3.
Published: Earle, Huthart, p.319, no.288.
Lazarnick, NIA, p.1057.
Earle, Huthart, p.317, no.287.

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