THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN
A Tonkotsu and a hako netsuke
TONKOTSU INSCRIBED ZESHIN, HAKO SIGNED ZESHIN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A Tonkotsu and a hako netsuke
Tonkotsu inscribed Zeshin, hako signed Zeshin, late 19th Century
The wood tonkotsu modelled as a toad decorated in iroe hiramakie, takamakie and inlaid in aogai and gold foil with autumn grasses and foliage, black lacquer interior, the hako netsuke with bamboo, the cover decorated in gold and silver hiramakie, the lower section in black and brown hiramakie on a sabiji ground with chrysanthemums, coral ojime
7.8 cm. high
Tonkotsu inscribed Zeshin, hako signed Zeshin, late 19th Century
The wood tonkotsu modelled as a toad decorated in iroe hiramakie, takamakie and inlaid in aogai and gold foil with autumn grasses and foliage, black lacquer interior, the hako netsuke with bamboo, the cover decorated in gold and silver hiramakie, the lower section in black and brown hiramakie on a sabiji ground with chrysanthemums, coral ojime
7.8 cm. high