A Boxwood Netsuke
Signed Ittan, Edo Period (Early-Mid-19th Century)
Of a compact model of a reclining horse, its head turned to the left, the fur very finely incised and stained, the himotoshi formed by the junction of the left legs, signed in deeply incised cursive characters on a polished area under the right haunch Ittan, with a bold kao, Nagoya School
3.9cm. long
A Boxwood Netsuke
Signed Ittan, Edo Period (Early-Mid-19th Century)
Of a compact model of a reclining horse, its head turned to the left, the fur very finely incised and stained, the himotoshi formed by the junction of the left legs, signed in deeply incised cursive characters on a polished area under the right haunch Ittan, with a bold kao, Nagoya School
3.9cm. long