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OUCHI SOSUI: A FINE SO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF AN ARCHAIC CHINESE BRONZE BUFFALO
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05月09日 晚上7点 开拍 / 05月07日 下午3点 截止委托
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OUCHI SOSUI: A FINE SO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF AN ARCHAIC CHINESE BRONZE BUFFALO

By Ouchi Sosui (1911-1966), signed Sosui 藻水
Japan, Tokyo, c. 1950

Published: Bushell, Raymond (1971) Collector’s Netsuke, p. 176, no. 321.

Superbly carved in the form of a buffalo modeled after a Western Zhou dynasty bronze figure with the wood carefully chosen and surface minutely textured in imitation of bronze. The archaic animal standing on all fours, its head turned to the right and horns twisting to the back. Himotoshi through the side and underside, the larger hole generously excavated to accommodate the knot. Signed between the himotoshi SOSUI.

LENGTH 5.6 cm

Condition: Excellent condition.
Provenance: Ex-collection Raymond & Frances Bushell. Offered at Christie’s, The Raymond and Frances Bushell collection Part II, London, 18 October 1988, lot 160.

Ouchi Sosui (1911-1966) was the eldest son of Ouchi Gyokuso (1879-1944). His real name was Jiro, and he was the only pupil of Morita Soko’s who completed his apprenticeship, becoming independent in 1932. Sosui was inspired by ancient Chinese and Japanese art. He began creating netsuke in the form of bronze vessels, terracotta guardian statues (Haniwa), and animal figurines, like the present lot. Similar artists, like Nakamura Tokisada and Nishino Shotaro (Shoko), also carved netsuke in the forms of antiquities from China and Japan. The present lot is inspired by an archaic bronze buffalo which originated during the Western Zhou dynasty (1046-771 BC). These stylized figures had long necks and were cast with S-shaped lines along the body, which Sosui captures masterfully in this present carving.

Literature comparison:
Compare a near identical wood netsuke by the same artist of an archaic Chinese bronze buffalo, signed Sosui, illustrated in Sagemonoya, So School Netsuke, p. 27, no. 81.

Museum comparison:
Compare a related netsuke in the form of an archaic Chinese bronze bird figure, signed Ouchi Sosui, in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession number M.91.250.227.

Auction comparison:
Compare a related ebony wood netsuke in the form of an archaic Chinese figure of a rhinoceros, by Nakamura Tokisada, 20th century, at Bonhams, The Robert S. Huthart Collection of Iwami Netsuke, 15 May 2019, London, lot 173 (sold for GBP 6,312).

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