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An ebony netsuke of a spider on driftwood By Sasaki Tomiaki (born 1746), Iwami Province, late 18th/early 19th century
15 May 2019, 14:00 BST
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An ebony netsuke of a spider on driftwood
By Sasaki Tomiaki (born 1746), Iwami Province, late 18th/early 19th century
The small spider resting in an indentation on a large section of weathered driftwood, which is roughened beneath, signed on the side Kaishundo Tomiaki kore o chokoku (carved by Kaishundo Tomiaki). 6.1cm (2 3/8in).
The small spider resting in an indentation on a large section of weathered driftwood, which is roughened beneath, signed on the side Kaishundo Tomiaki kore o chokoku (carved by Kaishundo Tomiaki). 6.1cm (2 3/8in).
Footnotes
黒檀彫根付 流木に蜘蛛 銘 「回春堂富明彫刻之」 18世紀後期/19世紀前期
Provenance:
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection.
Published:
Rasmussen, DIS, fig.5.
Earle, Huthart, p.98, no.81.
























