The Katchen Collection of Netsuke – Part II

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Lot 223
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COCK AND HEN BY MASATAMI (SHOMIN)

Estimate
3,500 - 4,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • COCK AND HEN BY MASATAMI (SHOMIN)
  • Signed Masatami to
  • Wood
  • 3.9cm., 1 1/2 in.
Seated atop a circular war drum, the cockerel with its head bent low as it preens its plummage.  Its wings are spread whilst its long tail feathers are trailing, the hen is perched beside it towards the edge of the drum.