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By Masatomo, signed Masatomo 正友
Japan, late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Resting with its tentacles curling up around its large head, forming an appealingly compact composition, the large eyes inlaid in bone, the tentacles neatly detailed with intricately carved suckers, and the underside centered by the cephalopod’s rostrum beak. Natural himotoshi and signed within a polished rectangular reserve MASATOMO.
LENGTH 3.6 cm
Condition: Very good condition with typical traces of use and surface wear. One age crack to one inlaid eye and a tiny chip to the edge of one of the suckers.
Provenance: From a private collection in France. Galerie Jacques Barrère, acquired from the above. Jacques Barrère took over his mother’s flea market business, specializing in Far Eastern porcelain, cloisonné, and sculpture, in 1969. In the same year, he opened his gallery in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The current Jacques Barrère gallery has been located on Rue Mazarine for over three decades and specializes in Chinese sculpture, archaeology, ceramics, and decorative arts, as well as Japanese sculpture and porcelain. In 2008, Jacques’ son Antoine Barrère has been running the gallery, bringing a fresh vision in a globalized art market. Objects once owned by Jacques Barrère have been included in major museums around the world, including the Musée Guimet and the Musée Cernuschi, the Shanghai Museum, and the Miho Museum.
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related wood netsuke of an octopus, signed with the signature of Masanao of Kyoto, illustrated in Barry Davies Oriental Art (1995) 100 Selected Pieces from the Netsuke Collection of Scott Meredith, no. 51.
Auction comparison:
Compare a closely related wood netsuke of an octopus, by Masatomo, at Sotheby’s, Fine Netsuke & Ojime from the H.G. Beasley Collection, 14 March 1984, London, lot 13 (sold for GBP 1,155 or approx. EUR 6,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).
By Masatomo, signed Masatomo 正友
Japan, late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Resting with its tentacles curling up around its large head, forming an appealingly compact composition, the large eyes inlaid in bone, the tentacles neatly detailed with intricately carved suckers, and the underside centered by the cephalopod’s rostrum beak. Natural himotoshi and signed within a polished rectangular reserve MASATOMO.
LENGTH 3.6 cm
Condition: Very good condition with typical traces of use and surface wear. One age crack to one inlaid eye and a tiny chip to the edge of one of the suckers.
Provenance: From a private collection in France. Galerie Jacques Barrère, acquired from the above. Jacques Barrère took over his mother’s flea market business, specializing in Far Eastern porcelain, cloisonné, and sculpture, in 1969. In the same year, he opened his gallery in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The current Jacques Barrère gallery has been located on Rue Mazarine for over three decades and specializes in Chinese sculpture, archaeology, ceramics, and decorative arts, as well as Japanese sculpture and porcelain. In 2008, Jacques’ son Antoine Barrère has been running the gallery, bringing a fresh vision in a globalized art market. Objects once owned by Jacques Barrère have been included in major museums around the world, including the Musée Guimet and the Musée Cernuschi, the Shanghai Museum, and the Miho Museum.
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related wood netsuke of an octopus, signed with the signature of Masanao of Kyoto, illustrated in Barry Davies Oriental Art (1995) 100 Selected Pieces from the Netsuke Collection of Scott Meredith, no. 51.
Auction comparison:
Compare a closely related wood netsuke of an octopus, by Masatomo, at Sotheby’s, Fine Netsuke & Ojime from the H.G. Beasley Collection, 14 March 1984, London, lot 13 (sold for GBP 1,155 or approx. EUR 6,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).
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