A FINE KYOTO SCHOOL IVORY NETSUKE OF TWO RESTING BOARSUnsigned, ivory netsukeJapan, Kyoto, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The netsuke depicts a tranquil scene of a boar and its young resting on a bed of autumn leaves, ferns and grasses, with two branches extending from the bottom and resting on the boar’s backs. The scene is crafted with incredibly sensitive details – one almost does not want to touch it in the fear of waking these beautiful animals up, however when picking it up and twisting and turning it, one immediately notices the warm and worn patina of the piece – luckily the boars are still asleep, as they are known to be wild and dangerous creatures, though nothing in this netsuke would give that impression; they are sleeping beasts. The beautifully carved underside with very good, large and irregular himotoshi. It is known that netsuke owners would switch their netsuke according to the season, and the present piece would be a wonderful example for the autumn season.LENGTH 5 CMCondition: Excellent condition with a beautiful worn patinaProvenance: British collection acquired at Sotheby’s London, 24th April 1967Auction comparison: A comparable example was sold at Van Ham, Asiatische Kunst, Cologne, 08. December 2016, lot 2414.

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Subject:

Animal

Material:

Ivory

Age/Country:

18th Century

Artist:

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Provenance/Owner:

Galerie Zacke

Signed:

unsigned

Type:

Katabori

Height:

50mm mm

Width:

mm

Depth:

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