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? HIDEMASA: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A FUKURA SUZUME WITH MILLET

By Shuosai Hidemasa I, signed Hidemasa 秀正
Japan, Osaka, c. 1800, Edo period (1615-1868)

Finely carved in motion, the stylized lucky bird looking to the side and holding a spray of millet in its beak. The feathers are meticulously carved and stained, the eyes are double inlaid in two-toned reddish horn. Generously excavated, asymmetrical himotoshi through the underside and signed within a wavy reserve HIDEMASA.

LENGTH 4.9 cm

Condition: Very good condition with minor wear to edges and expected natural age cracks.
Provenance:
From the Estate of Madelyn Hickmott. Sotheby’s New York, 8 February 1989, lot 259, sold for USD 2,200 (or approx. EUR 5,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). St. James Gallery, Zurich, 1991. A noted private collection, acquired from the above. A copy of the attest from St. James’s Gallery, along with an invoice dated 21 October 1991, indicating a sale price of CHF 15,600 (or approx. EUR 21,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot.

Hidemasa I, Osaka (and possibly Kyoto), is believed to have been a pupil of an earlier carver of the same name in Osaka, who primarily worked in wood. His pupil and successor was Shuosai Hidemasa II. Other artists associated with the same school in terms of style and subject included Masakazu, Masatomo, Masatsugu, and Natsuki.

Both the sparrow and millet carry positive symbolic meanings. Fukura suzume literally means "puffed-up sparrow". Its meaning as a symbol of happiness is based on the homonym "fuku", which means both happiness and swelling. Grains, including corn, millet, and wheat, were regarded in Chinese culture as auspicious symbols of fertility and prosperity with their many seeds and kernels. It is common for Japanese artists to borrow such symbolism from the Chinese visual vocabulary.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related ivory netsuke of a sparrow with millet, signed Hidemasa and attributed to Hidemasa I, illustrated in Meinertzhagen, Frederick / Lazarnick, George (1986) MCI, Part A, p. 141.

Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number AT 25-B-0068).



This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

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