Details
Two wood netsuke
Of a boy sticking his head out of a shishimai dancer's mask, eyes inlaid, signed Miwa, 18th century, one eye missing; and a hunter smothered beneath the extended scrotum of a badger, signed Masakazu, 19th century
1½in. (3.7cm.) long and 1.14in. (3.2cm.) wide (2)
Of a boy sticking his head out of a shishimai dancer's mask, eyes inlaid, signed Miwa, 18th century, one eye missing; and a hunter smothered beneath the extended scrotum of a badger, signed Masakazu, 19th century
1½in. (3.7cm.) long and 1.14in. (3.2cm.) wide (2)
Literature
For a similar example to the first, see Arakawa, H., The Go Collection of Netsuke, (Kodansha International Ltd. 1983), p. 102, pl.185.
For a similar example to the second netsuke, see Lazarnick, G. The Meinertzhagen Card index, p. 245, Vol. 1, and Barry Davies Oriental Art, Netsuke from the Teddy Hahn Collection, (1996), p. 78, pl. 106
For a similar example to the second netsuke, see Lazarnick, G. The Meinertzhagen Card index, p. 245, Vol. 1, and Barry Davies Oriental Art, Netsuke from the Teddy Hahn Collection, (1996), p. 78, pl. 106