A Boxwood Netsuke
Lot 301

A Boxwood Netsuke

SIGNED ITTAN, EDO PERIOD (EARLY-MID-19TH CENTURY)

Closed11 May 2011

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GBP 3,750

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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

Specialist note

The work of Ittan of Nagoya is closely related to that of Ikkan, but is sometimes on a slightly smaller scale. He is thought to have died in about 1877.