SIGNED SASAYAMA TOKUOKI, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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A Shibuichi Kozuka
Signed Sasayama Tokuoki, Edo Period (19th century)
Carved in katakiri with a tiger beneath clouds and lightning
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Sasayama Tokuoki (1813-1891). The name may also be read as Atsuoki, indeed H.L.Joly states that it was read as 'Atsuoki' in Tokyo and 'Tokuoki' in Kyoto, the artist himself preferred Tokuoki