Four wood netsuke By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, carved August 1972 (no.21), July 1976 (no.53), March 1983 (no.98), and April 1989 (no.165) The first an ebony beetle resting on a boxwood cobnut, signed JC; the second a cockchafer beetle on a piece of wood, the wood stained, the eyes inlaid, signed JC; the third a piece of charred wood, a bent nail going through the wood, two insects crawling on the wood, the details in reddish-brown lacquer, signed JC; the fourth a moth on a piece of bark, the wood stained, signed JC; each with the artist's reference card. The first: 3.7cm (1½in); the second: 5cm (2in); the third: 6cm (2 3/8in); the fourth: 6.7cm (2 5/8in). (8).
Four wood netsuke By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, carved August 1972 (no.21), July 1976 (no.53), March 1983 (no.98), and April 1989 (no.165) The first an ebony beetle resting on a boxwood cobnut, signed JC; the second a cockchafer beetle on a piece of wood, the wood stained, the eyes inlaid, signed JC; the third a piece of charred wood, a bent nail going through the wood, two insects crawling on the wood, the details in reddish-brown lacquer, signed JC; the fourth a moth on a piece of bark, the wood stained, signed JC; each with the artist's reference card. The first: 3.7cm (1½in); the second: 5cm (2in); the third: 6cm (2 3/8in); the fourth: 6.7cm (2 5/8in). (8).
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