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An ivory netsuke of Daikoku lifting a rice bale 18th century image 1
An ivory netsuke of Daikoku lifting a rice bale 18th century image 2
Property from the collection of John D. MacDonald

Lot 2109Y

An ivory netsuke of Daikoku lifting a rice bale
18th century

Fine Japanese Works of Art
20 March 2012, 13:00 EDT
New York

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An ivory netsuke of Daikoku lifting a rice bale

18th century
The god shown wearing a loin cloth and a hat decorated with auspicious symbols, he crouches over the bale and grimaces as he strains to lift it 1 5/8in (4cm) high

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For a netsuke of similar subject, see Davey, Neil K. , Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based on the M.T. Hindson Collection (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1974) p. 65, no. 164.

Mystery fiction writer John D. MacDonald was born in Sharon, PA in 1916, and dreamed of becoming a writer from a early age. He would later claim that as a child, he was convinced that writers were of an entirely different race of beings, separate from the rest of human kind. After earning an MBA from Harvard, marrying and raising a family, and serving in the OSS in the Second World War, MacDonald finally tried his hand at writing. He published his first novel in 1950 and had written some 500 short stories and 78 novels by the time of his death in 1986. He is best remembered for his Travis McGee series and The Executioners, which was later adapted as the movie Cape Fear. During the span of his career, he won critical acclaim and numerous awards including the Grandmaster Award from the Mystery Writers of America, the Ben Franklin Award and the American Book Award (known today as the National Book Award). His work is still loved by millions of readers and has earned te respect of fellow writers Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Robert B. Parker, Kurt Vonnegut and Sue Grafton.

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