EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KAKUJI

Details

A Buffalo-Horn Netsuke**
Edo period (19th century), signed Kakuji
Carved as a puffer fish (fugu), the teeth inlaid in ivory and the eyes inlaid in ebony
2in. (5cm.) long

Provenance

George Cohen, London
David Franses
William Lionel Behrens, Manchester, England

Special notice

Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species. Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
George Cohen, In search of Netsuke and Inro (Birmingham: Jacey Group of Companies, 1974), pl. XII, no. 199
The first character of the artist's name kaku may also be read as tsuno (horn) which may be intended as a pun on the material used for this netsuke.

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