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A WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL A WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL
By Sari, Iwashiro Province, early 19th century By Tameoto, 19th century
The snail emerging from its shell, moving over a large curled leaf, a The snail emerging from its shell, bending back over one edge, its
small slug slithering at its side, the wood slightly worn with a good optic tentacles lacquered gold, part of its body forming the himotoshi
patina; signed in an oval reserve Sari. beneath; signed in an oval reserve Tameoto.
3.6cm (1 3/8in). 3.8cm (1½in).
£2,000 - 2,500 £1,500 - 1,800
JPY280,000 - 350,000 JPY210,000 - 250,000
US$2,600 - 3,300 US$2,000 - 2,400

木彫根付 蝸牛 銘「左里」 19世紀前期 木彫根付 蝸牛 銘「為乙」 19世紀

Provenance:
Purchased at Lombrail-Teucquam, La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire, Provenance:
10 June 2007, lot 15. Purchased at Piasa, Paris, June 1999.

For an example of a single snail by the artist, see R. Bandini, JNK, Another example of a snail by this rare maker, carved in ivory,
p.20, no.14. is illustrated by R. Barker and L. Smith, NMSJ, p.220 and
F. Meinertzhagen, MCI, p.852.

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