Lot Essay
For a similar example by Masakazu see Neil Davey, Netsuke (London, 1974), no. 603, p. 199
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A WOOD NETSUKE
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY) SIGNED MASAKAZU
The boxwood netsuke carved in the figure of the fox wife Kuzunoha holding the infant Abe no Seimei, a writing brush in her mouth, the wood a rich chestnut brown, the himotoshi formed by the leg on the underside, signed on the underside of the tail- 1 3/8 in. (3.7 cm.) high
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY) SIGNED MASAKAZU
The boxwood netsuke carved in the figure of the fox wife Kuzunoha holding the infant Abe no Seimei, a writing brush in her mouth, the wood a rich chestnut brown, the himotoshi formed by the leg on the underside, signed on the underside of the tail- 1 3/8 in. (3.7 cm.) high