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A ivory netsuke of Sesshu.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
A ivory netsuke of Sesshu.
By Jutsusai, Tokyo, Mid 19th century. , Mid 19th century. Being freed by rats from the large pine tree to which he is tied. One rat is gnawing at the rope while another crawls over his head. Signed on the base in an acorn shaped cartouche, Jutsusai 1 5/8in (4.1cm). Provenance: Ex Richards collection. Illustrated in Lazarnick page 553. Purchased from R. Koscherak, 1957.