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A wood netsuke of reishi mushrooms.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 3,500.00 USD
A wood netsuke of reishi mushrooms.
By Tadatoshi (circa 1770-1840), Nagoya, Early 19th century. Two double stalks leaning against each other and each bearing two large heads, the spongelike spores on the undersides of the caps carefully detailed, the wood a deep reddish brown, himotoshi use a natural openin. SIgned in ukibori on the foot of one fungus in a rectangular reserve, Tadatoshi. 1 3/8in (3.6cm). Provenance: Sotheby's, London, June 9, 1971; Lot 31.