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    16 September 2003

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    • A Buffalo-Horn Netsuke**
    Lot 267

    A Buffalo-Horn Netsuke**

    EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KAKUJI

    Price realised

    USD 11,352

    Estimate

    USD 7,000 - USD 9,000

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    A Buffalo-Horn Netsuke**
    Edo period (19th century), signed Kakuji
    Carved as a puffer fish (fugu), the teeth inlaid in ivory and the eyes inlaid in ebony
    2in. (5cm.) long

    Provenance

    George Cohen, London
    David Franses
    William Lionel Behrens, Manchester, England

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    Lot Essay

    PUBLISHED:
    George Cohen, In search of Netsuke and Inro (Birmingham: Jacey Group of Companies, 1974), pl. XII, no. 199
    The first character of the artist's name kaku may also be read as tsuno (horn) which may be intended as a pun on the material used for this netsuke.

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    Special Notice


    Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species. 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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