Lot Essay
The signature on this piece is that of Hakuryu II, pupil of Unsho Hakuryu. The subject and material are unusual for the Hakuryu school, which is mainly noted for its distinctive ivory tiger groups.
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SIGNED HAKURYU, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
Details
A Wood Netsuke
Signed Hakuryu, Edo Period (19th century)
Of a monkey eating a peach, eyes inlaid in pale and dark cowhorn, Osaka School
4.2cm. high
Signed Hakuryu, Edo Period (19th century)
Of a monkey eating a peach, eyes inlaid in pale and dark cowhorn, Osaka School
4.2cm. high
Provenance
William Bosshard Collection
Literature
George Lazarnick, Netsuke and Inro Artists and How to Read Their Signatures (Honolulu, 1982), p.439