A boxwood netsuke of tengu no tamago (hatching tengu)
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century
The karasu (crow-beaked) tengu shown clutching a feathered fan with one hand and levering itself out of its egg with the other, one wing trailing over the shell; inscribed between the himotoshi on the underside Tametaka. 5.1cm (2in).
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Purchased at Bonhams, New York, 22 March 2011, lot 3030.
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Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century
The karasu (crow-beaked) tengu shown clutching a feathered fan with one hand and levering itself out of its egg with the other, one wing trailing over the shell; inscribed between the himotoshi on the underside Tametaka. 5.1cm (2in).
Provenance:
Purchased at Bonhams, New York, 22 March 2011, lot 3030.
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