Lot Essay
A similar netsuke by the same artist is illustrated in George Lazarnick, Netsuke and Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures (Honolulu: Reed Publishers, 1981), p. 530.
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EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), WITH SIGNATURE ITTOKUSAI
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A Wood Netsuke
Edo-Meiji Period (19th Century), with signature Ittokusai
Of a long, rotted gourd being eaten by wasps, the himotoshi formed by the coiling vine at the top
7in. (17.8cm.) long
Edo-Meiji Period (19th Century), with signature Ittokusai
Of a long, rotted gourd being eaten by wasps, the himotoshi formed by the coiling vine at the top
7in. (17.8cm.) long