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A BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A CHESTNUT TWO BOXWOOD NETSUKE
By Ouchi Sosui (1911-1972), mid-20th century OF VEGETABLE SUBJECTS
The chestnut of slightly flattened form, carved in a naturalistic manner, 19th century
the smooth skin contrasting with the calyx textured with ukibori The first a persimmon open on the underside revealing a large spider
pimples; signed Sosui. crab within the cavity, the wood slightly worn with a good patina,
3.1cm (1¼in). signed Hoichi, 3.5cm (1 3/8in); the second an erotic carving of a large-
crowned mushroom with a mask of Okame carved at the side, the
£2,000 - 2,500 stalk forming the himotoshi, unsigned, 4.2cm (1 11/16in). (2).
JPY280,000 - 350,000
US$2,600 - 3,300 £800 - 1,000
JPY110,000 - 140,000
黄楊彫根付 栗 銘「藻水」 20世紀中期 US$1,100 - 1,300

Provenance: 黄楊彫根付 二点（柿に蟹、茸にお亀面） 19世紀
Purchased at Sotheby’s, London, 18 November 1982, lot 98.
Provenance:
Published: The first: Purchased at Bondu, December 1986.
INS, PE, no.89. The second: Prieur Collection.
Purchased at Delvaux, Paris, 12 April 2013, lot 151.
For similar examples by Soko and Gyokuso, see Sagemonoya,
SSN, p.24, nos.62-66.

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