Lot details By Sukeyuki, signed Sentei Sukeyuki zo Japan, Hida province, Takayama, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912) Finely carved in openwork as a tall rock with scattered grasses, bamboo leaves, and reishi fungi, a sinuous serpent writhing through the holes in the rock, the eyes double inlaid with pale translucent and dark horn, the scaled body neatly incised, the rock’s porous texture detailed with fine stippling. Signed underneath Sentei SUKEYUKI zo [made by Sentei Sukeyuki]. HEIGHT 7.7 cm Condition: Good condition with minor wear, few minuscule age cracks, the base with few tiny nicks and light scratches, one inlaid eye is replaced. Provenance: British collection. Museum comparison: Compare a closely related wood okimono by Sukeyuki, 9.7 cm high, in the collection of the British Museum, purchased from Sydney Moss Ltd., registration number 1980,1016.2. Auction comparison: Compare a related wood netsuke of a snake and skull by Sukeyuki, 3.5 cm high, at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 16 April 2021, Vienna, lot 151 (sold for 17,696 EUR), and a related wood okimono of a snake and skull by Sukeyuki, 12 cm high, at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 28 October 2020, Vienna, lot 188 (sold for 17,696 EUR).
Lot details By Sukeyuki, signed Sentei Sukeyuki zo Japan, Hida province, Takayama, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912) Finely carved in openwork as a tall rock with scattered grasses, bamboo leaves, and reishi fungi, a sinuous serpent writhing through the holes in the rock, the eyes double inlaid with pale translucent and dark horn, the scaled body neatly incised, the rock’s porous texture detailed with fine stippling. Signed underneath Sentei SUKEYUKI zo [made by Sentei Sukeyuki]. HEIGHT 7.7 cm Condition: Good condition with minor wear, few minuscule age cracks, the base with few tiny nicks and light scratches, one inlaid eye is replaced. Provenance: British collection. Museum comparison: Compare a closely related wood okimono by Sukeyuki, 9.7 cm high, in the collection of the British Museum, purchased from Sydney Moss Ltd., registration number 1980,1016.2. Auction comparison: Compare a related wood netsuke of a snake and skull by Sukeyuki, 3.5 cm high, at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 16 April 2021, Vienna, lot 151 (sold for 17,696 EUR), and a related wood okimono of a snake and skull by Sukeyuki, 12 cm high, at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 28 October 2020, Vienna, lot 188 (sold for 17,696 EUR).
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