Lot Essay
A similar example to the third netsuke is illustrated in Davey, Neil K., Netsuke: A Study of the M.T. Hindson Collection, (London, 1974), p.136.
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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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A group of three netsuke
Edo Period (19th Century)
Of a cat climbing over an overturned bowl and curiously peering at an open clam, age cracks; a group of walnuts, three revealing landscapes inside them, signed Gyokuyosai; another with a woman seated on a horse, two children beside her, the horse being led by a farmer, signed Norishige
1¾in. (4.5cm.), 1.5/8in. (4.3cm.) wide and 1½in. (3.8cm.) long (3)
Edo Period (19th Century)
Of a cat climbing over an overturned bowl and curiously peering at an open clam, age cracks; a group of walnuts, three revealing landscapes inside them, signed Gyokuyosai; another with a woman seated on a horse, two children beside her, the horse being led by a farmer, signed Norishige
1¾in. (4.5cm.), 1.5/8in. (4.3cm.) wide and 1½in. (3.8cm.) long (3)