TOMOTSUNE: A SUPERB NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A HEN WITH TWO CHICKS

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TOMOTSUNE: A SUPERB NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A HEN WITH TWO CHICKS By Tomotsune, signed Tomotsune 友常 Japan, Nagoya, c. 1800, Edo period (1615-1868) The brooding hen squatting, her head sharply turned to the left as she glares at her mischievous chick who precariously balances on the edge of her wing, a second chick safely tucked under her thick plumage, poking its head out inquisitively. The mother hen with carefully incised plumage, brushed comb, and clawed feet. All eyes are inlaid in dark horn. The cord attachment formed by the joined feet underneath and signed within a polished oval reserve TOMOTSUNE. LENGTH 4.6 cm Literature comparison: This clearly very talented artist has only very few works recorded. Fuld’s Netsuke and Ojime Index lists only three other netsuke by Tomotsune. A wood netsuke of a shojo, carved in the Nagoya style and dated early 19th century, is illustrated in Meinertzhagen, Frederick / Lazarnick, George (1986) MCI, Part B, p. 925.

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