Lot Essay
For a similar example, see Neil K. Davey, Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based on the M.T. Hindson Collection (London, 1974), cat. no. 439
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SIGNED SHUNKO (TSU, ISE PROVINCE), EDO PERIOD (EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
Details
AN IVORY NETSUKE
Signed Shunko (Tsu, Ise Province), Edo Period (Early 19th Century)
Of a tall figure of a man wincing in discomfort as he tightens his fundoshi [loincloth] over a tender spot, crying out in pain as he pins the long end of the fundoshi to his chest with the aid of his chin and ties the cords firmly around his waist, katabori, ivory, with details lightly stained black, excellent patina; signed within a wavy reserve Shunko
4.5/8in. (11.9cm.) high
Signed Shunko (Tsu, Ise Province), Edo Period (Early 19th Century)
Of a tall figure of a man wincing in discomfort as he tightens his fundoshi [loincloth] over a tender spot, crying out in pain as he pins the long end of the fundoshi to his chest with the aid of his chin and ties the cords firmly around his waist, katabori, ivory, with details lightly stained black, excellent patina; signed within a wavy reserve Shunko
4.5/8in. (11.9cm.) high
Provenance
Dawson Collection
Literature
Eskenazi Limited, Japanese Netsuke, Ojime and Inro from the Dawson Collection (London, 1997), cat. no. 14