Lot 46: * A boar-tusk netsuke of a centipede and ferns with a poem By Seiyodo Bunshojo (1764-1838), Iwami Province, early 19th century

Name: * A boar-tusk netsuke of a centipede and ferns with a poem By Seiyodo Bunshojo (1764-1838), Iwami Province, early 19th century
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: ec94eb38ca

Est: £3,000 GBP - £4,000 GBPSold:

BonhamsLondon, United KingdomMay 15, 2019

Item Overview

Description

A boar-tusk netsuke of a centipede and ferns with a poem
By Seiyodo Bunshojo (1764-1838), Iwami Province, early 19th centuryCarved in low relief, the centipede clambering along the length of the tusk, the concave side decorated with ferns and a poem by Kawara no Sadaijin from the love-poem section of the Kokinwakashu (Collection of Ancient and Modern Poems), signed Iwami-shu (Iwami-no-kuni) Enokawa Seiyodo Bunshojo chokoku (carved by Seiyodo Bunshojo by the Eno River in Iwami Province). 12.2cm (4¾in).

猪牙彫根付蜈蚣に和歌銘「石見州可愛河青陽堂文章女彫刻」 19世紀前期Published:Earle, Huthart, p.104, no.85.The translation of the inscribed poem reads:'Like a patterned cloth / tangle-dyed in Shinobu / in the farthest north - / it must be / because of you / that my heart is in / turmoil'

Artist or Maker

Bunshojo

Auction Details

The Robert S. Huthart Collection of Iwami Netsuke

Bonhams

May 15, 2019, 02:00 PM BST

101 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1S 1SR, UK

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