A CARVED WOOD MODEL OF A HARE
A CARVED WOOD MODEL OF A HARE
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A CARVED WOOD MODEL OF A HARE

JAPAN, EDO PERIOD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A CARVED WOOD MODEL OF A HARE
JAPAN, EDO PERIOD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The hare seated with its ears up and alert, the gesso white fur picked out, the eyes inlaid in glass with red backing, together with presentation wood box, label signed 'made by Tanaka Kunanojo, painted by Mori Tetsuzan'
9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high, the model
Provenance
Acquired from Setsu Gatodo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 15 May 1985.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.

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