SNAIL BY HOKUSUI

Estimate

2,200 - 2,500 GBP

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Description

SNAILBY HOKUSUI
Signed Hokusui
Wood
3.5cm., 1 3/8 in.

The mollusc emerging from its shell and turning back, forming a compact composition in dark stained wood.

Catalogue Note

The output of this artist is rarely seen and little is known of him or his work. A study of a snail signed Shoboken Hokusui is however mentioned in The Meinertzhagen Card Index, p.185.