A black-lacquer two-case inro and netsuke in the form of a fish
A black-lacquer two-case inro and netsuke in the form of a fish
By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, carved March-June 1999 (no.292), circa 1990s-2000s (the fish)
A two-case black-lacquer inro depicting a Punch and Judy show, the puppets inlaid in silver, with a malachite crocodile and silver falling man inlaid below on the booth, signed JC 1999; the ojime boxwood in the form of Toby the Dog, signed JC; the unusual netsuke of copal resin infused with insects, with a silver band to form the himotoshi, the band signed JC, with a black-lacquered case with a silver clasp in the shape of an ammonite, signed JC; with the artist's reference card for the inro. The inro: 12.1cm (4¾in) high; the netsuke: 9.5cm (3¾in). (2).
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A black-lacquer two-case inro and netsuke in the form of a fish
By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, carved March-June 1999 (no.292), circa 1990s-2000s (the fish)
A two-case black-lacquer inro depicting a Punch and Judy show, the puppets inlaid in silver, with a malachite crocodile and silver falling man inlaid below on the booth, signed JC 1999; the ojime boxwood in the form of Toby the Dog, signed JC; the unusual netsuke of copal resin infused with insects, with a silver band to form the himotoshi, the band signed JC, with a black-lacquered case with a silver clasp in the shape of an ammonite, signed JC; with the artist's reference card for the inro. The inro: 12.1cm (4¾in) high; the netsuke: 9.5cm (3¾in). (2).
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