This netsuke shows a bream (tai), squid (ika) and lobster (ebi) on the upper side, a large octopus (tako) with extending tentacles on one side, as well as various larger and smaller fish, including a catfish (namazu) and a fugu. Dense composition with some openwork, all eyes are inlaid. Himotoshi on the underside. Excellent use of this difficult material, which appears almost like ivory, but has the porous surface of the antler material well-hidden on the sides.

Category:

Netsuke

Subcategory:

-

Subject:

Animal

Material:

Antler

Age/Country:

19th Century

Artist:

-

Provenance/Owner:

Galerie Zacke

Signed:

unsigned

Type:

Katabori

Height:

mm

Width:

45mm mm

Depth:

mm

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