- 785
A rare ivory study of a chochin (lantern), after Ohara Mitsuhiro, Osaka, 19th century
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- 5.4cm., 2 1/8 in.
evoking the ghost of Oiwa, the paper lantern baring the open-mouthed face of the heroine, her long hair brushed back and her eyes inlaid, an inscription on the the ivory stained for effect, inscribed on the reverse Namu Amida btsu zokumyo Iwa-jo (save us, merciful Buddha, the woman commonly known as Oiwa), Mitsuhiro
Provenance
George Lazarnick collection
Exhibited
Eskenazi Ltd., 1990 and 1998
Literature
INCS Journal, 1975, vol.3, no.1, p.31
George Lazarnick, The Signature Book of Netsuke, Inro and Ojime Artists in Photographs, p.286
INCS Journal, 1980, vol.8, no.3, p.32
George Lazarnick, NIA, pp.72 and 179
George Lazarnick, The Signature Book of Netsuke, Inro and Ojime Artists in Photographs, p.286
INCS Journal, 1980, vol.8, no.3, p.32
George Lazarnick, NIA, pp.72 and 179