A wood netsuke of Ashinaga and Tenaga Circa 1840
91*
A wood netsuke of Ashinaga and Tenaga
Early 19th century
The former standing, an octopus at his feet, its tentacles wound around his long legs, his companion seated on his back, reaching down one long arm to extricate it, the wood slightly worn and bearing a good patina, unsigned.
10.5cm (4 1/8in).
Sold for £8,750 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 木彫差根付　手長足長　無銘　19世紀前期

    Provenance: Marcel Dawson collection

    Published: Japanese Netsuke, Ojime and Inro from the Dawson Collection, Eskenazi Ltd., London, 1997, no.11.
    Rosemary Bandini, ibid., p.52, no.67.

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art

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