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A WOOD NETSUKE OF AN OCTOPUS A WOOD NETSUKE OF AN OCTOPUS A KUROGAKI (BLACK PERSIMMON)
By Miwa, Edo, early 19th century AND MONKEY WOOD NETSUKE OF A NAMAZU
The anthropomorphic octopus standing, Early/mid-19th century (CATFISH) AND YOUNG
dressed in a sleeveless haori (jacket), The octopus and monkey locked in combat, By Ryusansai Issan, Iwashiro Province,
pounding mochi (rice cakes) in a bowl with the monkey grappling with the octopus’s early 19th century
a long kine (pestle), the eyes double inlaid; two front tentacles, the remaining tentacles The parent lying with its tail curled, its young
signed Miwa. wrapped around, the octopus with a draping over its back, the eyes inlaid; signed
6.4cm (2½in) high. sweatband around its head, the wood with an inlaid seal Issan.
stained, the eyes of both inlaid; unsigned. 6.3cm (2½in) long.
£1,500 - 1,800 3.1cm (1¼in).
JPY210,000 - 250,000 £2,000 - 2,500
US$2,000 - 2,400 £2,500 - 3,000 JPY280,000 - 350,000
JPY350,000 - 420,000 US$2,600 - 3,300
木彫根付 蛸 銘「三輪」 19世紀前期 US$3,300 - 3,900
黒柿彫根付 親子鯰 銘「一山」
Provenance: 木彫根付 蛸と猿 無銘 19世紀前期/中期 19世紀前期
Legrand Collection.
Purchased at Beaussant-Lefèvre, Provenance: Provenance:
Hotel Drouot, 27 May 2004, lot 199. Bullier Collection. Jackie Grün Collection.
Sold at Hotel Drouot, Paris, Purchased at Lombrail, La Varenne
9-12 March 1924, lot 127. Saint-Hilaire, 24 March 2013, lot 42.
Purchased at Hotel Drouot, Paris,
October 1989.

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