Lot details By Seigyoku, signed Seigyoku 清玉 Japan, Edo (Tokyo), mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Finely and amusingly carved as a mother turtle, who has almost completely retreated into her shell, surmounted by her two young clambering over each other as they try to get the most sunlight. The carapaces are neatly incised and the warty skin is carved in ukibori. The underside with two himotoshi and the signature SEIGYOKU. LENGTH 3.8 cm Condition: Good condition, appealingly worn, two age cracks. Provenance: From the collection of Gaston Lazard (1878-1956) and his wife Jane Levy (1886-1985) and thence by descent within the same family. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related wood netsuke by Gyokumin, illustrated in Meinertzhagen, Frederick / Lazarnick, George (1986) MCI, Part A, p. 97. Auction comparison: Compare a related wood netsuke of three turtles in a pyramid by Kogyoku at Galerie Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 29 October 2021, Vienna, lot 197 (sold for 1,250 EUR).
Lot details By Seigyoku, signed Seigyoku 清玉 Japan, Edo (Tokyo), mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Finely and amusingly carved as a mother turtle, who has almost completely retreated into her shell, surmounted by her two young clambering over each other as they try to get the most sunlight. The carapaces are neatly incised and the warty skin is carved in ukibori. The underside with two himotoshi and the signature SEIGYOKU. LENGTH 3.8 cm Condition: Good condition, appealingly worn, two age cracks. Provenance: From the collection of Gaston Lazard (1878-1956) and his wife Jane Levy (1886-1985) and thence by descent within the same family. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related wood netsuke by Gyokumin, illustrated in Meinertzhagen, Frederick / Lazarnick, George (1986) MCI, Part A, p. 97. Auction comparison: Compare a related wood netsuke of three turtles in a pyramid by Kogyoku at Galerie Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 29 October 2021, Vienna, lot 197 (sold for 1,250 EUR).
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