Lot Essay
The netsuke can be attributed to the Ichiraku school of cane weavers, the originator of which is listed in the Sokenkisho. The himotoshi has been made from a woven eyelet on the inside of the cover.
Details
TEAPOT
Woven cane, with loose ring handles and detachable cover with wood knop, unsigned
19th Century
1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm.) high
Woven cane, with loose ring handles and detachable cover with wood knop, unsigned
19th Century
1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm.) high
Literature
Raymond Bushell, The Netsuke Handbook of Ueda Rikichi, Tuttle, Rutland, 1961, fig. 27; Arts of Asia, Nov.-Dec., 1980, 'Netsuke and the Sokenkisho', fig. 53, p. 117