A Tall wood sashi netsuke of Ashinaga
By Masanao of Ise, Yamada, Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-late 19th century
By Masanao of Ise, Yamada, Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-late 19th century
Standing with his arms folded, his feet crossed and his mouth open, wearing a short skirt with a drum suspended from his belt at his waist, his eyes inlaid in translucent horn; signed beneath one foot Masanao. 22.2cm (8 3/4in) high.
Provenance:
Purchased at Eskenazi Ltd.
Published:
Eskenazi Ltd., Japanese Netsuke, Ojime and Inro from a Private European Collection, London, 1998, p.26, no.15.
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By Masanao of Ise, Yamada, Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-late 19th century
By Masanao of Ise, Yamada, Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-late 19th century
Standing with his arms folded, his feet crossed and his mouth open, wearing a short skirt with a drum suspended from his belt at his waist, his eyes inlaid in translucent horn; signed beneath one foot Masanao. 22.2cm (8 3/4in) high.
Provenance:
Purchased at Eskenazi Ltd.
Published:
Eskenazi Ltd., Japanese Netsuke, Ojime and Inro from a Private European Collection, London, 1998, p.26, no.15.