A wood netsuke of a boar, by Shinzan. Mid-20th century - image-1

Lot 352 Dα

A wood netsuke of a boar, by Shinzan. Mid-20th century

Auktion 1124 - Übersicht Köln
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Rüstung, Schwertschmuck, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono inkl. Slg. Papp II
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A wood netsuke of a boar, by Shinzan. Mid-20th century

Recumbent with one foreleg slightly raised, the head lifted and the eyes wide open. The eye pupils of black horn, the tusks of bone. Signed Shinzan in an oval reserved from the fur.
Height 2.7 cm; length 4.3 cm

Sakai Shinzan (1904-1968), son of Sakai Masakiyo (1875-1955), followed the Masanao tradition of Ise.

Provenienz

Purchased from Ohmura, Hamburg, March 1972
Coll. no. 891 (printed and handwritten)