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Property from the Collection of Governor and Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller
Two Wood Netsuke
EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), THE FIRST SIGNED HOSHU
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Two Wood Netsuke
Edo-Meiji period (19th century), the first signed Hoshu
The first carved as a water sprite trying to free his back foot that is trapped in a clam shell; the second carved as a farmhouse with a thatched roof, the interior visible through the open entrance, himotoshi on underside
1 5/8in. (4.1cm.); 1¾in. (4.5cm.) wide (2)
Edo-Meiji period (19th century), the first signed Hoshu
The first carved as a water sprite trying to free his back foot that is trapped in a clam shell; the second carved as a farmhouse with a thatched roof, the interior visible through the open entrance, himotoshi on underside
1 5/8in. (4.1cm.); 1¾in. (4.5cm.) wide (2)