Lot Essay
This rare artist was a follower of Miwa I, and few works by him are known, the most famous of which is the model of a Ronin from the Behrens Collection.
SIGNED AWATAGUCHI, EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
Details
A netsuke
Signed Awataguchi, Edo Period (Late 18th-Early 19th Century)
Katabori, fruitwood, a rat eating from a group of seven peeled chestnuts
6.2cm. wide
Signed Awataguchi, Edo Period (Late 18th-Early 19th Century)
Katabori, fruitwood, a rat eating from a group of seven peeled chestnuts
6.2cm. wide
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