Lot Essay
For a similar example see George Lazarnick, Netsuke & Inro Artists, and How To Read Their Signatures, (Honolulu: Reed Publishers, 1982), vol. 2, p. 1247.
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED YOSHITOMO ZO
Details
A WOOD NETSUKE
edo period (19th Century), signed yoshitomo zo
Modelled as a Raku teabowl with an ivory chasen (whisk) placed in the interior, sealed Raku to the foot
1in (3.7cm.) wide
edo period (19th Century), signed yoshitomo zo
Modelled as a Raku teabowl with an ivory chasen (whisk) placed in the interior, sealed Raku to the foot
1in (3.7cm.) wide
Sale room notice
The illustration at the bottom left of page 29 is of lot 92