Lot Essay
For a similar example by the same artist, formerly in the W.W.Winkworth Collection see Neil K. Davey, Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based on the M.T. Hindson Collection (London, 1974), cat. no. 374.
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SIGNED HOSHINSAI (TOKYO SCHOOL), EDO PERIOD (MID-19TH CENTURY)
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An Ivory Netsuke
Signed Hoshinsai (Tokyo School), Edo Period (Mid-19th Century)
Katabori, stained ivory, a model of a tigress and cub, signed in stained characters on a plaque underneath Hoshinsai
1 3/8 x 1 5/8in. (3.6 x 4.2cm.)
Signed Hoshinsai (Tokyo School), Edo Period (Mid-19th Century)
Katabori, stained ivory, a model of a tigress and cub, signed in stained characters on a plaque underneath Hoshinsai
1 3/8 x 1 5/8in. (3.6 x 4.2cm.)
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