25th Sep, 2020 13:00
Fine Netsuke & Sagemono
126
KANMAN: A RARE UMIMATSU NETSUKE OF A TREE FROG ON A BRANCH
Sold for €3,034
including Buyer's Premium
Attributed to Kanman (1793–1859), signed Iwami no ju horu 石見住囗...彫
Japan, Iwami province, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Published: Earle, Joe (2000) The Robert S. Huthart Collection of Iwami Netsuke, Vol. 2, p. 359, no. 335.
A fine and pleasingly tactile umimatsu (sea-pine) netsuke of a frog seated on a slender tree branch. The small arboreal amphibian has an amusing body shape, its extremities stretched out in various directions as it grabs on to a node of the branch with its left front leg. The umimatsu is of a beautiful and rich color with caramel inclusions. The himotoshi through the underside above the partially worn and illegible characters reading Iwami no ju… horu [carved by… Of Iwami province]. The carver is likely Kanman who seems to have preferred umimatsu as a carving medium and signed in a similar fashion.
LENGTH 7.3 cm
Condition: Very good condition, the signature worn.
Provenance: The Robert S. Huthart Collection.
Attributed to Kanman (1793–1859), signed Iwami no ju horu 石見住囗...彫
Japan, Iwami province, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Published: Earle, Joe (2000) The Robert S. Huthart Collection of Iwami Netsuke, Vol. 2, p. 359, no. 335.
A fine and pleasingly tactile umimatsu (sea-pine) netsuke of a frog seated on a slender tree branch. The small arboreal amphibian has an amusing body shape, its extremities stretched out in various directions as it grabs on to a node of the branch with its left front leg. The umimatsu is of a beautiful and rich color with caramel inclusions. The himotoshi through the underside above the partially worn and illegible characters reading Iwami no ju… horu [carved by… Of Iwami province]. The carver is likely Kanman who seems to have preferred umimatsu as a carving medium and signed in a similar fashion.
LENGTH 7.3 cm
Condition: Very good condition, the signature worn.
Provenance: The Robert S. Huthart Collection.
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