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Lot 137
A pottery netsuke of Otafuku By Kenya, after a drawing by Untei, 19th century
15 May 2012, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,062.50 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA pottery netsuke of Otafuku
By Kenya, after a drawing by Untei, 19th century
She stands, looking coyly with one hand held up to her mouth, her robe brightly enamelled in colours with floral motifs, signed Untei no zu, Kenya tsukuru. 4.5cm (1¾in).
She stands, looking coyly with one hand held up to her mouth, her robe brightly enamelled in colours with floral motifs, signed Untei no zu, Kenya tsukuru. 4.5cm (1¾in).
Footnotes
陶製根付 お多福 銘「雲堤図乾也造」 19世紀
Provenance: Frederick Meinertzhagen collection.
W. W. Winkworth collection.
Published: The Meinertzhagen Card Index, p.322.
The inscription states that the figure was made after a drawing by Untei.
























