ID 1301583
Lot 157 | A CARVED WOOD NETSUKE OF ASHINAGA AND TENAGA
Estimate value
$ 2 000 – 3 000
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KOSHI WITH A CURSIVE MONOGRAM (KAO)
Of an octopus tangled in the arms of Tenaga with Ashinaga drinking sake from a sake cup made from an abalone shell, eyes inlaid in brass; incised signature on the back of Ashinaga's thigh
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) high
| Medium: | Wood |
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| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Category: | netsuke |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Wood |
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| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Category: | netsuke |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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