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A SIGNED WOOD NETSUKE OF A MAN WITH SCROLL, EDO PERIOD
Lot 1244 - TAKJPN0125
Signed
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
A man dressed in Chinese style and holding up a scroll, probably the poet recluse Kanzan from Cold Mountain. Usually Kanzan is depicted together with his companion Shide, who was an assistant at the temple on Cold Mountain, with Kanzan reading to Shide from a scroll. Black-stained wood, generous himotoshi on the reverse. The underside with the signature.
HEIGHT 6.4 cm
Condition: Good condition with some wear and natural imperfections to the material.
Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Ferdinand and Dr. Gudrun Thaler-Szulyovsky, acquired from the above, 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 over many decades.
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