060 |
061 |
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063 |
060: Rat #18, curled, grooming the fur on its right hind leg, Ivory. Signed: Ranichi 061: Rat #6, crouching, with its head resting on one paw, the other gripping its tail. Box wood. Unsigned 062: Rat #5, crouching, front paws holding a bean pod. Box wood. Unsigned 063: Rat #13, with young clambering on her back. Box wood. Signed: Ikko |
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064: Rat #12, crouching, its tailed cold and gripping a large chestnut. Rhinoceros horn. Signed Sokaku 065: Rat #8, seated, with tail coiled and clutching a fruit. Ivory. Signed: Masakazu 066: Rat #15, resting on a pile of four large spays of millet. Box wood. Signed: Okatori 067: Rat #20, coiled into a ball. Ivory. Unsigned |
068 |
069 |
070 |
071 |
068: Map #107 of the Japanese mainland. Ivory. Unsigned 069: A group of seven chidori #116 flying amongst stylised clouds. Hornbill. Unsigned 070: Octopus #69, amongst waves and shells. Ivory ryusa with inblaid silver. Unsigned 071: Shishi #75, seated, forepaws and right hind paw resting on a large ball. Ivory. Signed: Mitsuharu |
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073 |
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072: Two rats #16, crouching on a peasant?s straw hat and woven cloak. Ivory. Unsigned 073: Gaki and oni #85, crouched, arm wrestling on a large folded lotus leaf. Ivory. Signed: Tomotada 074: Ashtray #114, the centre decorated with a tiger. Arita porcelain. Unsigned 075: Cicada #115, on chrysanthemum flowers. Amber. Unsigned |
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076 |
077 |
077 |
076: Shishi #80, seated, its left paw scratching its neck. Ivory. Signed: Tomotada 077: Tiger #22, seated licking the inside of his right front paw. Ivory. Signed: Okanobu |
I received the above in the deepest south of Chile called Torres del Paine…
You will understand hat I do not have my records with me, and I write from memory as it is already 15 years since the Barry Davies Sale in his London Gallery. However, I recall the 2 Mitsuharu pieces quite well, they are quite different in size and quality. I am not sure, the #75 probably refers to page number of the catalog that Barry printed at the time on which the 2 pieces were depicted/described.
#120 was the larger and more desirable piece, most likely done and signed by the artist himself, great paws and patina, whereas #071 is more a school type netsuke but I am quite sure that the signature Mitsuharu was placed at the time it was carved and was not added later. This netsuke is smaller, the paws were less accurately carved and more worn, the patina is good,
Hi,
You have two different Mitsuhary ShiShi #75 listed here (120 and 71). Could you be so kind to clarify?
Many thanks,
Vlad