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Lot 188*,Y
An ivory netsuke of a teal By Ohara Mitsuhiro, Osaka (1810-1875), 19th century
8 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £8,125 inc. premium
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By Ohara Mitsuhiro, Osaka (1810-1875), 19th century
The tufted bird resting, facing ahead, carved in a simplified manner, a small tuft on the back of its head, the slightly-worn ivory of good colour and the eyes are inlaid, signed Ohara Mitsuhiro with kao. 4.8cm (1 7/8in).
The tufted bird resting, facing ahead, carved in a simplified manner, a small tuft on the back of its head, the slightly-worn ivory of good colour and the eyes are inlaid, signed Ohara Mitsuhiro with kao. 4.8cm (1 7/8in).
Footnotes
象牙彫根付 小鳥 銘「大原光廣(花押)」 19世紀
Provenance: Raymond and Frances Bushell collection.
Published: Rosemary Bandini, ibid., p.112, no.164.
Charles R. Temple (adaptor), Takarabukuro by Ohara Mitsuhiro, ibid., p.103.
For a very similar example by Mitsusada, see Raymond Bushell, Collectors' Netsuke, p.100, fig.135.
























