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EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), THE FIRST SIGNED KOMIN, THE FOURTH SIGNED KITSUZAN
Details
Two Wood Netsuke and Two Colored Wood Netsuke
Edo-Meiji period (19th century), the first signed Komin, the fourth signed Kitsuzan
The first carved as the head of a man; the second of a boy kneeling to trap a butterfly beneath a fan; the third a wooden Buddhist bell (mokugyo) in the form of a dragon, lacquered red and black; the fourth carved as Daitoku kneeling and holding a radish, decorated in various colors
1¼in (3.6cm.); 1 3/8in. (3.5cm.); 1½ (3.7cm.); 1 3/8in. (3.5cm.) high (4)
Edo-Meiji period (19th century), the first signed Komin, the fourth signed Kitsuzan
The first carved as the head of a man; the second of a boy kneeling to trap a butterfly beneath a fan; the third a wooden Buddhist bell (mokugyo) in the form of a dragon, lacquered red and black; the fourth carved as Daitoku kneeling and holding a radish, decorated in various colors
1¼in (3.6cm.); 1 3/8in. (3.5cm.); 1½ (3.7cm.); 1 3/8in. (3.5cm.) high (4)
Provenance
The first, Raymond Bushell, sold, Christie's, London, The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Netsuke, Part 2, 18 October, 1988, lot 196