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A WOOD NETSUKE OF AN OWL A WOOD NETSUKE OF AN OWL AND YOUNG
19th century By Kano Tomokazu, Gifu, circa 1840
The owl seated on a branch, turning its head to the left, bearing an The plump owl standing, two tree stumps flanking the owl, its two
alert expression, the wood stained, the eyes double inlaid; unsigned. owlets hiding inside each stump, the eyes of the parent double inlaid
3.8cm (1½in) high. in dark and pale horn; signed in an incised reserve Tomokazu.
4.1cm (1 5/8in).
£2,000 - 2,500
JPY280,000 - 350,000 £5,000 - 6,000
US$2,600 - 3,300 JPY700,000 - 840,000
US$6,600 - 7,900
木彫根付 梟 無銘 19世紀
木彫根付 親子梟 銘「友一」 1840年頃
Provenance:
Milgrom Collection. Provenance:
Purchased at Lucien, Nogent-sur-Marne, Purchased at Sotheby’s, London, 19 October 1983, lot 49.
24 September 2015, lot 415.
For a similar unsigned example, see Sydney L. Moss, ZBDC, no.62.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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