The Katchen Collection of Netsuke – Part II

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Lot 330
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SHIBA ONKO BY OZAWA SHURAKU

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description

  • SHIBA ONKOBY OZAWA SHURAKU
  • Signed Shuraku with kakihan
  • Gold and wood 
  • 3.7cm., 1 7/16 in.
A kagamibuta, the turned wood bowl with an ivory ringed cord hole and bearing a gold plate engraved in katakiri and kebori with the story of Shiba Onko, the hero about to break a large jar of water in which his friend is trapped, beneath an overhanging pine branch.