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Lot 125*
A wood netsuke of a tiger By Tametaka, Nagoya, 18th century
8 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
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By Tametaka, Nagoya, 18th century
Recumbent, its head turned to the right as it scratches its cheek and its tail passes forward over the right flank to form a compact and usable netsuke, the wood slightly-worn and bearing a good patina, signed in an oval reserve Tametaka. 4.1cm (1 5/8in).
Recumbent, its head turned to the right as it scratches its cheek and its tail passes forward over the right flank to form a compact and usable netsuke, the wood slightly-worn and bearing a good patina, signed in an oval reserve Tametaka. 4.1cm (1 5/8in).
Footnotes
木彫根付 虎 銘「為隆」 18世紀
Provenance: M. T. Hindson collection.
Martin Newstead collection.
Published: Neil K. Davey, Netsuke, p.187, no.561.
Rosemary Bandini, ibid., p.71, no.93.
Exhibited: Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne, 1982.
For a somewhat similar example, see Eccentrics in Netsuke, Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1982, p.77, no.47.
























