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A CARVED WOOD NETSUKE OF TENGU NO TAMAGO
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED TOYOMASA (NAITO TOYOMASA; 1773-1856)
Details
A CARVED WOOD NETSUKE OF TENGU NO TAMAGO
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED TOYOMASA (NAITO TOYOMASA; 1773-1856)
Carved as a tengu hatching from its egg, eyes inlaid in pale horn; signature to the underside
1 5⁄8 in. (4.1 cm.) wide
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED TOYOMASA (NAITO TOYOMASA; 1773-1856)
Carved as a tengu hatching from its egg, eyes inlaid in pale horn; signature to the underside
1 5⁄8 in. (4.1 cm.) wide
Provenance
Christie's, London, 26 October 1971, lot 42
Brought to you by
Takaaki Murakami (村上高明)
Vice President, Specialist and Head of Department | Korean Art
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