An ivory study of a cormorant fisherman, signed Hidemasa, 19th Century, Kansai School
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An ivory study of a cormorant fisherman, signed Hidemasa, 19th Century, Kansai School

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An ivory study of a cormorant fisherman, signed Hidemasa, 19th Century, Kansai School
smiling as he stands in the night, holding his bird over his left shoulder, and a flaming torch in his right hand ready for his fishing expedition -- 2¼in. (5.7cm.)
Provenance
Ex Julius Katchen Collection.
Literature
For a similar example, please see N K Davey, Netsuke, p.18, no. 10.
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