A SUPERB AND LARGE WOOD NETSUKE OF A CHINESE BEAUTY
A SUPERB AND LARGE WOOD NETSUKE OF A CHINESE BEAUTY
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Japan, Tokyo, late 19th to early 20th century
Naturalistically carved, the beauty standing on one foot, crossing her other leg over, lifting her right hand up to her face and holding a cloth in the other. Her serene face set with full cheeks, and her hair finely painted black and arranged in a bun with ornate hair ties. Excellent himotoshi to the back, the larger hole generously excavated to accommodate the knot. The pale wood superbly polished and finished very much in the manner of the So-school in Tokyo.
HEIGHT 10.4 cm
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and slight rubbing to the black staining of the hair.
Provenance: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 19 May 1988. Private collection of Heidi Haupt-Battaglia (1921-2019), Switzerland, acquired from the above for CHF 9,960 or approx. EUR 15,773 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing. A copy of the collector's note accompanies this lot.
Museum comparison:
This subject appears to be very rare; for a related earlier wood netsuke of a Chinese lady, dated early 19th century, see Jirka-Schmitz, Patrizia (2005), The World of Netsuke: The Werdelmann Collection at the Museum Kunst Palast Duesseldorf, p. 46, no. 107.
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A SUPERB AND LARGE WOOD NETSUKE OF A CHINESE BEAUTY
Unsigned
Japan, Tokyo, late 19th to early 20th century
Naturalistically carved, the beauty standing on one foot, crossing her other leg over, lifting her right hand up to her face and holding a cloth in the other. Her serene face set with full cheeks, and her hair finely painted black and arranged in a bun with ornate hair ties. Excellent himotoshi to the back, the larger hole generously excavated to accommodate the knot. The pale wood superbly polished and finished very much in the manner of the So-school in Tokyo.
HEIGHT 10.4 cm
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and slight rubbing to the black staining of the hair.
Provenance: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 19 May 1988. Private collection of Heidi Haupt-Battaglia (1921-2019), Switzerland, acquired from the above for CHF 9,960 or approx. EUR 15,773 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing. A copy of the collector's note accompanies this lot.
Museum comparison:
This subject appears to be very rare; for a related earlier wood netsuke of a Chinese lady, dated early 19th century, see Jirka-Schmitz, Patrizia (2005), The World of Netsuke: The Werdelmann Collection at the Museum Kunst Palast Duesseldorf, p. 46, no. 107.
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