An ebony netsuke of a log
By Wasui, Nagasaki, early 19th centuryCarved in a rustic manner, the bark realistically rendered, with a removable section forming the himotoshi; signed Wasui saku and inscribed Goho. 5.2cm (2in).
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黒檀彫根付 丸太 銘 「和翠作」「五鳳」 19世紀前期Provenance: Anne Hull Grundy Collection.Published: Lazarnick, NIA, p.1210.Earle, Huthart, p.330, no.302.The name of Goho inscribed on the removable section was almost certainly a later addition.