Lot Essay
For a nearly identical netsuke by the same artist see Victor Harris, Netsuke: The Hull Grundy Collection in the British Museum (London: British Museum Publications Ltd., 1987), pl. 372.
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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), WITH SIGNATURE HIDECHIKA
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AN Ivory Netsuke**
Edo Period (19th century), with signature Hidechika
Carved as an eagle with a dog in its talons, the feathers and fur of the dog realistically rendered and stained dark, the eyes of the bird inlaid in dark horn; signature in an irregular reserve
1¾in. (4.5cm.) high
Edo Period (19th century), with signature Hidechika
Carved as an eagle with a dog in its talons, the feathers and fur of the dog realistically rendered and stained dark, the eyes of the bird inlaid in dark horn; signature in an irregular reserve
1¾in. (4.5cm.) high
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