Mitsu ivory netsuke
Osaka, late 19th century
pair of fugu fish
length 1 7/8 in., 4.7 cm
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a grouping of two blowfish, one larger than the other, their smooth distended bellies touching, their backs and fins finely stippled, the himotoshi formed by the tail of the larger fish curling up to touch his dorsal fin, the pupils of the eyes inlaid in dark horn, signed Mitsu saku
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Published:
Expressions of Style: Netsuke as Art, New York, Scholten Japanese Art, August 2001, no. 171
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$4,800
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