A suggestive ivory netsuke of a seated man holding two fingers to his tongue to taste the flesh of a clam, a symbol for female genitalia. The man has a sword tied to his obi next to the himotoshi and signature in a wavy reserve TOMOCHIKA – by a member of the Tomochika school. The ivory of a very appealing colour.

Category:

Netsuke

Subcategory:

-

Subject:

Daily Life Shunga

Material:

Ivory

Age/Country:

19th Century

Artist:

Tomochika

Provenance/Owner:

Galerie Zacke

Signed:

signed

Type:

Katabori

Height:

35mm mm

Width:

Mm mm

Depth:

Mm mm

ID number:

2576