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Lot 110*
A wood netsuke of two rats By Ikkan (1817-1893), Nagoya, 19th century
8 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £9,375 inc. premium
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By Ikkan (1817-1893), Nagoya, 19th century
Seated side by side, facing in opposite directions, one resting its forepaw on the other's back, the slightly-worn wood is of a good tone and the eyes are inlaid, signed in an oval reserve Ikkan. 3.5cm (1 3/8in).
Seated side by side, facing in opposite directions, one resting its forepaw on the other's back, the slightly-worn wood is of a good tone and the eyes are inlaid, signed in an oval reserve Ikkan. 3.5cm (1 3/8in).
Footnotes
木彫根付 鼠二匹 銘「一貫」 19世紀
Provenance: Anne Hull Grundy collection.
Published: Japanese Netsuke from Private Collections, Eskenazi Ltd., London, 1979, no.12.
Nagoya Style Carvings, Robyn Buntin Gallery, Honolulu, 1997.
Rosemary Bandini, ibid., p.61, no.75.
A very similar example is illustrated by Neil K. Davey, Netsuke, p.197, no.597.
























