Lot 54: * An ebony netsuke of a tortoise By Seiyodo Bunshojo (1764-1838), Iwami Province, early 19th century

Name: * An ebony netsuke of a tortoise By Seiyodo Bunshojo (1764-1838), Iwami Province, early 19th century
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: 41048a39aa

Est: £2,000 GBP - £3,000 GBPSold:

BonhamsLondon, United KingdomMay 15, 2019

Item Overview

Description

An ebony netsuke of a tortoise
By Seiyodo Bunshojo (1764-1838), Iwami Province, early 19th centuryThe tortoise with its head emerging and facing ahead while its legs and tail are retracted within its shell, the central segment removable to form the himotoshi, faintly signed ... kawa Seiyodo Tomiharu no musume Bunsho chokoku (carved by Bunsho, daughter of Seiyodo Tomiharu by the ... River). 5.7cm (2¼in).

黒檀彫根付亀銘「囗囗河青陽堂富春女文章彫刻」 19世紀初期Published:Lazarnick, NIA, p.318. Earle, Huthart, p.131, no.113.

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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