Lot Essay
Sold Christie's, London, 11 March, 1975, lot 163
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Property from the Collection of Governor and Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller
A Soft-Metal Netsuke and Ojime
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), THE NETSUKE SIGNED GANSHOSHI NAGATSUNE (1722-1787) AND WITH KAO (CURSIVE MONOGRAM); THE OJIME SIGNED NAGATSUNE
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A Soft-Metal Netsuke and Ojime
Edo period (18th century), the netsuke signed Ganshoshi Nagatsune (1722-1787) and with kao (cursive monogram); the ojime signed Nagatsune
The netsuke and matching ojime patinated in shakudo, shibuichi and finished with copper and gilt highlights, the netsuke carved with a tiger in bamboo, the reverse with a bamboo stem forming the himotoshi, the ojime carved as a monkey
netsuke 1 5/8in. (4.1cm.) diameter; ojime 5/8in. (1.6cm.) long (2)
Edo period (18th century), the netsuke signed Ganshoshi Nagatsune (1722-1787) and with kao (cursive monogram); the ojime signed Nagatsune
The netsuke and matching ojime patinated in shakudo, shibuichi and finished with copper and gilt highlights, the netsuke carved with a tiger in bamboo, the reverse with a bamboo stem forming the himotoshi, the ojime carved as a monkey
netsuke 1 5/8in. (4.1cm.) diameter; ojime 5/8in. (1.6cm.) long (2)