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Lot 141*
An umoregi (bogwood) netsuke of a centipede and ants on a roof tile By Shoman, early 19th century
15 May 2019, 14:00 BST
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An umoregi (bogwood) netsuke of a centipede and ants on a roof tile
By Shoman, early 19th century
The centipede crawling over one end of the broken, discarded tile, two ants carved in relief crawling over the top, the surface of which is carved to simulate the rough ceramic, signed Shoman saku (made by Shoman). 5.1cm (2in).
The centipede crawling over one end of the broken, discarded tile, two ants carved in relief crawling over the top, the surface of which is carved to simulate the rough ceramic, signed Shoman saku (made by Shoman). 5.1cm (2in).
Footnotes
埋れ木彫根付 瓦に蜈蚣と蟻 銘 「笑満作」 19世紀前期
Provenance:
Anne Hull Grundy Collection.
Published:
Rokusho 20, p.65, no.90.
Earle, Huthart, p.324, no.296.
























