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Lot 179*
A wood netsuke of a recumbent boar By Komei, early 19th century
8 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street£5,000 - £5,500
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Find your local specialistA wood netsuke of a recumbent boar
By Komei, early 19th century
Lying with its body twisted to the right. its head raised and its legs drawn in for compactness, the slightly-worn wood is dark stained and bears a good patina, signed Komei. 6cm (2 3/8in).
Lying with its body twisted to the right. its head raised and its legs drawn in for compactness, the slightly-worn wood is dark stained and bears a good patina, signed Komei. 6cm (2 3/8in).
Footnotes
木彫根付 猪 銘「光明」 19世紀前期
Provenance: W. L. Behrens collection, no.2655, illustrated in the Catalogue, pl.XXXV.
Robert de Belder collection.
Published: The Meinertzhagen Card Index, p.582.
Rosemary Bandini, ibid., p.103, no.151.
























