Katalognummer: NE0320-066 OHARA MITSUHIRO: A FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF A PUPPY By Ohara Mitsuhiro (1810-1875), signed Mitsuhiro with kakihan Japan, Osaka, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Finely carved as a charming, chubby puppy seated with one paw slightly raised, two of them pushed firmly on the ground and another emerging from the underside. The puppy has its head curiously raised and the outline of the eyes are inked, the pupils minutely inlaid in black lustrous horn. The ivory is lightly stained, particularly visible in the back and on the underside. Small himotoshi through the back and the signature MITSUHIRO 光廣 and kakihan. HEIGHT 3.2 cm Condition: Good condition with age cracks. The staining is worn, particularly in the front. Two plugged nerve channels on the puppy’s back. Provenance: British collection. Literature comparison: Compare to a very similar ivory netsuke by Ohara Mitsuhiro in the Walters Art Museum (Accession number 71.911). Also compare to an ivory netsuke of a puppy next to a water tank in Coullery, Marie-Thérèse / Newstead, Martin S. (1977) The Baur Collection, p. 342f., C 1078. Auction comparison: Another netsuke of a puppy by Mitsuhiro was sold at Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Art, 21 September 2006, New York, lot 313. Schätzpreis 估價: € 5.000 Startpreis 起拍價: € 2.500 -
Katalognummer: NE0320-066 OHARA MITSUHIRO: A FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF A PUPPY By Ohara Mitsuhiro (1810-1875), signed Mitsuhiro with kakihan Japan, Osaka, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Finely carved as a charming, chubby puppy seated with one paw slightly raised, two of them pushed firmly on the ground and another emerging from the underside. The puppy has its head curiously raised and the outline of the eyes are inked, the pupils minutely inlaid in black lustrous horn. The ivory is lightly stained, particularly visible in the back and on the underside. Small himotoshi through the back and the signature MITSUHIRO 光廣 and kakihan. HEIGHT 3.2 cm Condition: Good condition with age cracks. The staining is worn, particularly in the front. Two plugged nerve channels on the puppy’s back. Provenance: British collection. Literature comparison: Compare to a very similar ivory netsuke by Ohara Mitsuhiro in the Walters Art Museum (Accession number 71.911). Also compare to an ivory netsuke of a puppy next to a water tank in Coullery, Marie-Thérèse / Newstead, Martin S. (1977) The Baur Collection, p. 342f., C 1078. Auction comparison: Another netsuke of a puppy by Mitsuhiro was sold at Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Art, 21 September 2006, New York, lot 313. Schätzpreis 估價: € 5.000 Startpreis 起拍價: € 2.500 -
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