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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), THE FIRST INSCRIBED NANAJUROKU O (OLD MAN OF 76 YEARS) AND WITH KAO; THE SECOND SIGNED TOMONOBU TO
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Two Wood Netsuke
Edo period (19th century), the first inscribed Nanajuroku o (old man of 76 years) and with kao; the second signed Tomonobu to
The first carved as Shoki trapping a demon under a large woven hat, the demon's face peaking out through a split in the rim; the second carved as a frog crawling on top of a pumpkin and a pile of eggplants
2in. (5.1cm.); 1½in. (3.8cm.) wide (2)
Edo period (19th century), the first inscribed Nanajuroku o (old man of 76 years) and with kao; the second signed Tomonobu to
The first carved as Shoki trapping a demon under a large woven hat, the demon's face peaking out through a split in the rim; the second carved as a frog crawling on top of a pumpkin and a pile of eggplants
2in. (5.1cm.); 1½in. (3.8cm.) wide (2)
Provenance
The second, Gallerie Ayamo, Paris, 1956