EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)
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A GROUP OF SIX NETSUKE
Edo Period (18th-19th Century)
All katabori, the first a nut with a metal mount; the second, stained boxwood of the seed of a peach revealing a small carving signed Kagetoshi; the third, corozo nut carved with the head of Jurojin; the fourth, nut carved with the head of Okame signed Go; the fifth, nut carved with the head of Juro; the sixth, corozo nut, carved with a mask, signed Gyokuin
Various sizes from 3.8cm. to 5.9cm. high (6)
Edo Period (18th-19th Century)
All katabori, the first a nut with a metal mount; the second, stained boxwood of the seed of a peach revealing a small carving signed Kagetoshi; the third, corozo nut carved with the head of Jurojin; the fourth, nut carved with the head of Okame signed Go; the fifth, nut carved with the head of Juro; the sixth, corozo nut, carved with a mask, signed Gyokuin
Various sizes from 3.8cm. to 5.9cm. high (6)
Provenance
The second William Sturgis Bigelow
The others Dr. Ernest G. Stillman
The others Dr. Ernest G. Stillman