Lot 29
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A WOOD NETSUKE

Details
A WOOD NETSUKE
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

Modelled in the form of a warrior mounted on a horse, the samurai in full armour and the mount fitted with elaborate trappings, details of the horse hide etched in fine lines, unsigned, himotoshi surrounding the stirrup on the right side--3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm.) high

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED
Hurtig, Bernard. Masterpieces of Netsuke Art. Tokyo and London, 1973, p. 110