SIGNED TADATOSHI, EDO PERIOD (EARLY 19TH CENTURY)

Details

A WOOD NETSUKE
SIGNED TADATOSHI, EDO PERIOD (EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
A shojo sleeping, her head resting to one side
4.8cm. long

Provenance

Topper

Literature

Bernard Hurtig, Masterpieces of Netsuke Art (Tokyo and New York, 1973), no.704, (incorrectly published as signed by Tadayoshi)

François Storno, Le Netzké Errant, (Geneva, 2005), fig.36

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The recumbent shojo, depicted as a long-haired female wrapped in her kimono and fast asleep after a long sake-drinking session, was one of Tadatoshi's favorite subjects. By downplaying their demonic characteristics and giving them a very human and female identity, Tadatoshi influenced the future depiction of these creatures.

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