Lot Essay
For a similar netsuke to the first, see Chrisitie's, London, The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Netsuke, Part Two, Tuesday 18th October, 1988, Lot 75
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EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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FIVE NETSUKE
Edo-Meiji Period (19th Century)
All katabori, the first stained wood of an awabi shell with two smaller shells, signed Tomoshige; the second wood of an awabi shell; the third wood of a hamaguri [clam] signed Ikkei, the fourth Hirado ware of a hamaguri [clam]; the fifth Hirado ware of an orange with a spider
Various sizes from 3.6cm. to 4.1cm. wide (5)
Edo-Meiji Period (19th Century)
All katabori, the first stained wood of an awabi shell with two smaller shells, signed Tomoshige; the second wood of an awabi shell; the third wood of a hamaguri [clam] signed Ikkei, the fourth Hirado ware of a hamaguri [clam]; the fifth Hirado ware of an orange with a spider
Various sizes from 3.6cm. to 4.1cm. wide (5)
Provenance
The first William Sturgis Bigelow
The second from the Estate of A. D. Weld French
The others Dr. Ernest G. Stillman
The second from the Estate of A. D. Weld French
The others Dr. Ernest G. Stillman