Two quails (uzura) and millet, a subject known primarily from Okatomo of Kyoto but executed here by Kagetoshi in his distinctive style, namely an ovoid spherical shape with much openwork, worked in sukashi-bori (a carving style which he became famous for), the millet (awa) partly over the two quails. The motif of quail and millet symbolizes the fall season. All details are precisely carved, the netsuke has an optimally rounded shape, natural himotoshi on the underside between the millet spikes, beside the signature KAGETOSHI within a rectangular reserve.

Category:

Netsuke

Subcategory:

-

Subject:

Animal

Material:

Ivory

Age/Country:

19th Century

Artist:

Kagetoshi

Provenance/Owner:

Galerie Zacke

Signed:

signed

Type:

Katabori

Height:

27mm mm

Width:

34mm mm

Depth:

mm

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