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Ɏ MASATAMI: A VERY FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF A RAT ON CHESTNUT
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2023年04月28日 开拍 / 2023年04月26日 截止委托
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? MASATAMI: A VERY FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF A RAT ON CHESTNUT
By Masatami (Shomin), signed Masatami 正民
Japan, Tokyo, mid to late 19th century

Very finely carved and beautifully stained to depict a rat awkwardly clambering on a chestnut, the nut realistically rendered with various polished and stippled textures, as well as simulated worm rot. The rat is exquisitely carved with superbly incised fur and large inlaid eyes of dark buffalo horn. The well-carved tail curves around the underside and touches the rodent’s body to the side. Himotoshi on either side of the tail and signed MASATAMI – the carver is best known for his idiosyncratic carvings of monkeys, but did occasionally carve rats as well, this is the finest example we have encountered.

LENGTH 3.2 cm

Condition: The tips of the ears repaired. Otherwise very good condition with minor wear and few fine age cracks.
Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Ferdinand and Dr. Gudrun Thaler-Szulyovsky, and thence by descent in the same family. The couple, who had both been practicing law, met in 1967 through their mutual passion for art. Together they built a substantial and diverse art collection including many fine netsuke.

Museum comparison:
Masatami carved several netsuke depicting monkeys with chestnuts, however the present model of a rat with chestnut appears to be rare. Compare to an ivory netsuke of a monkey with chestnut, by Masatami, in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. 10.211.1065.

Auction comparison:
Compare to a closely related ivory netsuke of two rats on a fan, by Masatami, sold at Lempertz, Netsuke und Sagemono inkl. Sammlung Kolodotschko V, 9 June 2017, Cologne, lot 602 (sold for 2,728 EUR).

Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number AT 22-B-0456).

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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拍品估价:1,500 - 3,000 欧元 起拍价格:1,500 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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