Lot Essay
For a similar carving of a man cutting his toenails by Yasuaki, see Bernard Hurtig, Masterpieces of Netsuke Art: One Thousand Favourites of Leading Collectors, (Tokyo and New York, 1973), p. 108, no. 411
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Signed Yasufusa, Tokyo, Taisho period (early 20th century)
Details
An Ivory Netsuke of a Woman Cutting Her Toenails
Signed Yasufusa, Tokyo, Taisho period (early 20th century)
The bespectacled lady with traditional hairstyle and kimono incised with fan and auspicious ju characters, her obi decorated with chrysanthemums against kikko design, seated and bending forward to cut her toenails, details inlaid in tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl
4 cm. long
Signed Yasufusa, Tokyo, Taisho period (early 20th century)
The bespectacled lady with traditional hairstyle and kimono incised with fan and auspicious ju characters, her obi decorated with chrysanthemums against kikko design, seated and bending forward to cut her toenails, details inlaid in tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl
4 cm. long
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.
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