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A SMALL BOAR-TUSK NETSUKE WITH A MINOGAME A SMALL BOAR-TUSK NETSUKE WITH A CENTIPEDE
By Ichimitei, probably Iwami Province, early 19th century By Shusui, Iwami Province, 19th century
Carved in relief with a minogame walking with its hairy tail trail trailing Carved in relief with a walking centipede, one antenna extended,
above ferns in swirling water, delicately engraved in kebori, the reverse the other curled back; signed Shusui.
engraved with waka poems; signed Naniwa Ichimitei with a kao 7.7cm (3in).
(Ichimitei of Naniwa [an alternative name for Osaka]).
8.9cm (3½in). £600 - 800
JPY78,000 - 100,000
£1,000 - 1,500 US$730 - 970
JPY130,000 - 190,000
US$1,200 - 1,800 猪牙彫根付 蜈蚣 銘 「周水」 19世紀

猪牙彫根付 蓑亀 銘 「浪花一味亭（花押）」 19世紀前期 Published:
Earle, Huthart, p.388, no.362.
Provenance:
Anne Hull Grundy Collection.

Published:
Earle, Huthart, p.387, no.361.

Although the signature indicates that the work was produced in Osaka,
both the material and subject matter justify its inclusion in the Iwami
school of carvers.

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