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Lot 68*
A wood netsuke of a ningyo (mermaid) and child By Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), Tsu, late 18th/early 19th century
8 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £5,625 inc. premium
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By Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), Tsu, late 18th/early 19th century
Lying on her back and smiling broadly as she holds her infant to her breast, her tail curled around to protect the child and to form a compact composition, the unstained wood is slightly worn and of a good colour, signed in an oval reserve Minko with kao. 4.7cm (1 7/8in).
Lying on her back and smiling broadly as she holds her infant to her breast, her tail curled around to protect the child and to form a compact composition, the unstained wood is slightly worn and of a good colour, signed in an oval reserve Minko with kao. 4.7cm (1 7/8in).
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木彫根付 親子人魚 銘「岷江(花押)」 18世紀後期/19世紀前期
Published: Rosemary Bandini, ibid., p.36, no.51.
























