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A KUROGAKI (BLACK PERSIMMON) WOOD NETSUKE A BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF AN AWABI (ABALONE)
OF AN AWABI (ABALONE) By Tadayuki, Nagoya, mid-19th century
By Masatomo, early 19th century The shell stained dark, the flesh around the foot stained in sumi with a
The shell of wood, the inside of mother-of-pearl, a small sazae (turban speckled pattern, the rings of the boxwood visible on the broad foot;
shell) of silver and gold resting inside; signed Masatomo with a kao. signed in a raised rectangular reserve in ukibori characters Tadayuki.
6.6cm (2 5/8in). 3.7cm (1 7/16in).

£600 - 800 £700 - 900
JPY84,000 - 110,000 JPY98,000 - 130,000
US$790 - 1,100 US$920 - 1,200

金工・黒柿・螺鈿彫根付 鮑 銘「正友（花押）」 19世紀前期 黄楊彫根付 鮑 銘「忠行（花押）」 19世紀中期

Provenance: Provenance:
Purchased at Toledano, Bordeaux, December 1997. Purchased at Joigny, April 1994.

Tadayuki was likely a student of Tadatoshi, having made netsuke of
similar subjects in a similar style and, like Tadatoshi, signed his pieces
in ukibori.

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