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A wood netsuke of a group of beans By Tetsugendo Kyusai (1879-1938), Osaka
20 March 2012, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$8,125 inc. premium
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A wood netsuke of a group of beans
By Tetsugendo Kyusai (1879-1938), Osaka
Realistically carved as five broad beans (soramame) resting in a small pile, the skins splitting open to one side, stained for effect, signed Kyusai 1 1/2in (3.8cm) wide
Realistically carved as five broad beans (soramame) resting in a small pile, the skins splitting open to one side, stained for effect, signed Kyusai 1 1/2in (3.8cm) wide
Footnotes
A nearly identical netsuke of broad beans by Kyusai was sold Bonhams, London, 12 May, 2009, lot 155.
























