Lot Essay
A similar example signed Miwa is illustrated in Arakawa Hirokazu, The Go Collection of Netsuke (Tokyo, 1983), no. 185.
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SIGNED MIWA, EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
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A WOOD NETSUKE
Signed Miwa, Edo Period (late 18th/early 19th century)
Of a karako lifting the hem of his shishimai dancer costume to reveal his face, the himotoshi lined in bone and stained green, signed on the base Miwa with a kao, with a wood box signed Takamura Koun with seal Koun
1¾in. (4cm.) long
Signed Miwa, Edo Period (late 18th/early 19th century)
Of a karako lifting the hem of his shishimai dancer costume to reveal his face, the himotoshi lined in bone and stained green, signed on the base Miwa with a kao, with a wood box signed Takamura Koun with seal Koun
1¾in. (4cm.) long
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