A boar-tusk netsuke with bamboo
By Issho, 19th centuryThe tusk of shallow curvature, with several stalks of bamboo, the broad end plugged with a metal plate; signed Issho with a seal Tsu. 9.1cm (3 5/8in).
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猪牙彫根付 竹 銘 「一章」 19世紀Published:Shichida, INC, fig.63.Rasmussen, DIS, fig.12.Lazarnick, NIA, p.522.Earle, Huthart, p.144, no.124.Although nothing is known about this artist, the inclusion of the character sho suggests a connection with Seiyodo Bunshojo (see lots 30 to 42).