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SIGNED MASAKATSU (YAMADA, ISE PROVINCE), EDO PERIOD (MID-19TH CENTURY)
Details
A WOOD NETSUKE
Signed Masakatsu (Yamada, Ise Province), Edo Period (Mid-19th Century)
Of a snarling tiger, its head turned to the left and its long tail flicking up against its neck, the musculature well defined and the natural markings of the coat finely detailed, katabori, wood with light staining and details stained black; good patina; signed in a polished oval reserve Masakatsu
1in. (3.3cm.) long
Signed Masakatsu (Yamada, Ise Province), Edo Period (Mid-19th Century)
Of a snarling tiger, its head turned to the left and its long tail flicking up against its neck, the musculature well defined and the natural markings of the coat finely detailed, katabori, wood with light staining and details stained black; good patina; signed in a polished oval reserve Masakatsu
1in. (3.3cm.) long
Provenance
Mark T. Hindson Collection
William Wilberforce Winkworth Collection
Dawson Collection
William Wilberforce Winkworth Collection
Dawson Collection
Literature
Eskenazi Limited, Japanese Netsuke, Ojime and Inro from the Dawson Collection (London, 1997), cat. no. 58