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Lot 23 The Property of a Private Swiss Collector
A Wood Sashi Netsuke of a Wasp inside a Double Gourd
Signed Kogetsu, Edo period (19th century)
Closed8 December 2016
Price Realised
GBP 5,250
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Specialist note
For a discussion on the group of artists known as "the wasp carvers" who included Ichimin, Sangetsu, Kogetsu and Gekko, see Raymond Bushell, Collectors' Netsuke, p. 83-84, with illustrations of variations on the subject p. 100-102