A Nagoya-School Wood Netsuke
A Nagoya-School Wood Netsuke

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED ICHIMIN

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A Nagoya-School Wood Netsuke
Edo period (19th century), signed Ichimin
Carved as a resting boar with his legs folded beneath his body and his nose slightly turned up as if catching a scent, the hair rendered with delicate lines; signature on right haunch on a polished reserve
1 5/8in. (4cm.) long

拍品專文

Ichimin was a follower of Ikkan and Ittan and is best known for his small, compact netsuke depicting the animals of the zodiac in naturalistic style.