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A wood netsuke of Tanuki.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 1,800.00 USD
A wood netsuke of Tanuki.
By Ransen, Kyoto, Mid 19th century. , Mid 19th century. Seated on his distended scrotum and looking up as it beats upon its large stomach, the light wood is slightly worn and the eyes are inlaid. Signed on the underside in an oval reserve, Ransen. 1 1/2in (3.9cm). Provenance: Ex M.T. Hindson collection, Sotheby's, London, Sale No. 3, Lot 388. Illustrated in Davey, page 90, Fig. 248. Ex J. A. Druce collection, sold at Sotheby's August 3, 1950 Lot 227.