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AN INLAID KOKUTAN WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL ON DRIFTWOOD
A snail is crawling on a rotten piece of driftwood carved from kokutan (ebony) wood. The wood is almost black while the snail (katatsumuri) is made from light, slightly brownish translucent horn. The snail shell with spiral shows great attention to detail and is lightly stained. The wood is further inlaid with tiny specks of ivory. Central green-stained ivory himotoshi on the underside and signed GYOKU-KEI (GYOKKEI) on a small inset mother-of-pearl plate.
- Category:
- Netsuke
- Subcategory:
- -
- Subject:
- Flora and fauna
- Material:
- Ivory Wood Mixed media
- Age/Country:
- 19th Century
- Artist:
- Gyokkei
- Provenance/Owner:
- Galerie Zacke
- Signed:
- signed
- Type:
- Katabori
- Height:
- mm
- Width:
- 44mm mm
- Depth:
- mm
- ID number:
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