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Tonkotsu with Crab (1860 - 1890)

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View 1: The body of cypress wood, applied with a spindly crab in persimmon and boxwood, with buffalo horn eyes, a small crab hiding in a rock below, and with bamboo grass in mother-of-pearl. Signed on separate wood tablets: issei saku and mori shunshū.
View 2: The body of cypress wood, applied with a spindly crab in persimmon and boxwood, with buffalo horn eyes, a small crab hiding in a rock below, and with bamboo grass in mother-of-pearl. Signed on separate wood tablets: issei saku and mori shunshū.

Description

The body of cypress wood, applied with a spindly crab in persimmon and boxwood, with buffalo horn eyes, a small crab hiding in a rock below, and with bamboo grass in mother-of-pearl.
Signed on separate wood tablets: issei saku and mori shunshū.
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Lot Info

Lot ID: 170
Low Estimate: GBP 4,000
High Estimate: GBP 5,000
Next Bid: GBP 2,000

Auction Info

Sale ID: 1
Sale Date: July 14, 2016
Sale Location: Virtual Live Auction
Sale Sponsor: British Antique Dealers Association
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Additional Info

Item: 7586
Location of Origin: Japan
Medium/Materials: Woods and some shell
Dimensions: Height: 3.4 cm
Weight:
Primary Classification: Asian Art : Japanese Antiques

Expertise

A somewhat less dramatic tonkotsu with crab motif was offered by Bonhams London, 13th May 2008, lot 341. It was allegedly signed Tsujo Issei with a seal which was read by them as Seijo. An alternative reading of Issei is Issho.
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Condition

Item Condition: Good condition.
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Price: Price on Request
Offered By: BADA Antiques Auction : 413 Lots : July 14,2016 : 10AM EST
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