A WOOD NETSUKE OF THE FOX WIFE KUZUNOHA
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The fox wife is holding her son, Seimei, rested on her tail, she is holding an ivory calligraphy brush in her mouth with traces of red and black paint remaining, the infant is wrapped in a long flowing robe, the detail of the fox’s fur is finely incised and stained, and the folds in the infant’s cloth are carved in detail
4.5cm. high
A WOOD NETSUKE OF THE FOX WIFE KUZUNOHA
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The fox wife is holding her son, Seimei, rested on her tail, she is holding an ivory calligraphy brush in her mouth with traces of red and black paint remaining, the infant is wrapped in a long flowing robe, the detail of the fox’s fur is finely incised and stained, and the folds in the infant’s cloth are carved in detail
4.5cm. high
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