EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)

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A Kyoto-School Ivory Netsuke**
Edo period (18th century)
Carved as a tiger seated on a section of bamboo, his tail trailing off the edge and head turned to the right as he licks his raised right paw, fur rendered with finely carved lines lightly stained
2in. (5.1cm.) long

Exhibited

Japan House Gallery, New York, "The Magnificent Three: Lacquer, Netsuke and Tsuba, Selections from the Collection of Charles A. Greenfeild," 1972, autumn

"Netsuke," shown at the following venues:
Keio Department Store, Tokyo, 1981, autumn
Hankyu Department Store, Osaka, 1981, autumn

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Harold P. Stern, The Magnificent Three: Lacquer, Netsuke and Tsuba, Selections from the Collection of Charles A. Greenfield, exh. cat. (New York: Japan Society, 1972), netsuke no. 66 (not illustrated).

Ishizawa Masao and Barbara Teri Okada, Netsuke Exhibition, exh. cat. (Tokyo: Nihon Keizai Shinbun, 1981), pl. 81.

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