Lot Essay
FOR A SIMILAR MODEL BY MASANOBU PLEASE SEE GEORGE LAZARNICK, NETSUKE AND INRO ARTISTS, (HONOLULU, 1982),P.727, PL.DI453
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EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH CENTURY)
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A FINE WOOD NETSUKE
EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH CENTURY)
KATABORI, WOOD, OF ASHINAGA CARRYING A MUCH SMALLER TENAGA ON HIS BACK, THE LATTER REACHING DOWN TO PICK UP AN OCTOPUS WITH HIS LEFT HAND, ASHINAGA'S LONG HAIR FALLING TOWARDS THE END OF HIS ROBE, FORMING THE HIMOTOSHI
16CM. HIGH
EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH CENTURY)
KATABORI, WOOD, OF ASHINAGA CARRYING A MUCH SMALLER TENAGA ON HIS BACK, THE LATTER REACHING DOWN TO PICK UP AN OCTOPUS WITH HIS LEFT HAND, ASHINAGA'S LONG HAIR FALLING TOWARDS THE END OF HIS ROBE, FORMING THE HIMOTOSHI
16CM. HIGH
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