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A TALL WOOD NETSUKE OF SEIOBO
LOT 73 - NE1124
Japan, Osaka, late 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Superbly carved, the Queen Mother of the West standing upright and looking forwards with a subtle smile, her hair arranged in an elaborate chignon with floral headdress, forming boisterous curls in the back akin to the mane of a powerful shishi. She is dressed in flowing robes tied above the waist and holding a woven basket filled with immortality-granting peaches. Two generously excavated himotoshi to the back and side, formed by one circular hole and one oval hole, and inscribed to the underside of the right foot Mitsunobu.
HEIGHT 9.8 cm
Condition: The feet are repaired. Otherwise excellent condition with minor expected wear and traces of use. Beautiful, deep patina.
Provenance: Private collection of Heidi Haupt-Battaglia (1921-2019), Switzerland, acquired in 1983. A copy of the collector’s notes stating a purchase price of CHF 2,500 or approx. EUR 4,500 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot.
Museum comparison:
An interesting comparison is provided by a wood netsuke of Kakkyo’s wife and child, by Garaku, formerly in the Trumpf collection, and now in the Linden Museum Stuttgart, inventory number OA 18634. These shared features may very well suggest a connection to Garaku of Osaka, or an Osaka-based contemporary of this artist such as Insai and his studio.
Auction comparison:
Compare a related wood netsuke of Seiobo, by Hasegawa Ikko, dated to the early 19th century, at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 16 April 2021, Vienna, lot 173 (sold for 9,150 EUR).
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