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Catalogue N°:
77
Title:
Coiled Rat
Description:
An Excellent Wood Netsuke of a Coiled Rat.
Signature:
Masanao
School:
Yamada School
Material:
Boxwood
Time:
19th C.
Measures:
H 4 cm
Miscellaneous:
(known as Masanao I of Ise) Eyes are inlaid in dark horn. Cordholes are formed by the na-
tural bend of the paw.
Provenance:
Collection of Emile Veranneman, Belgium; Collection Anne Hull Grundy, Published in: Bernhard Hurtig ´Masterpieces of Netsuke Art, One thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors´. New York 1975, p 194 #816
