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A beautifully rendered netsuke depicting a snail crawling over a grape vine. The veins of the leaves are carved in delicate low relief; a bunch of grapes hang below. The himotoshi, formed by an opening between the top and bottom set of leaves, completes a very well rendered netsuke; even the signature is rendered with great skill, perched upon an overhanging leaf at the opening of the himotoshi.
Circa 1800
Signed, Fujii Katsuyoshi
Width: 5.1cm
Provenance
Ex Huthart Collection
Published:
Earle, Huthart, p.351, no.327
Burditt, ICLS, p.41, fig.13
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