Ivory Netsuke Boar resting

ANTIQUE JAPANESE NETSUKE

A superb rare ivory netsuke of a boar resting on a bed of leaves, fine carving and details

Similar MT Hindson # 178

Signed Mitsuhiro
Weight about : 30 grams
Height about : 2.6cm
Width about : 5 cm
Depth about: 2.3 cm.

Condition: Very good, rubbing,
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A$2850

Such autumn leaves, alongside a boar in a pose similar to this one, are shown in a version of the painterly theme of ‘Akikusa ni fusuru inoshishi’ (A Wild Boar Lying Amidst Autumn Plants) that was published in 1720 in an instructional picture book by Tachibana Morikuni.

Museum comparison:
Compare a closely related ivory netsuke depicting the same subject, unsigned, in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 1985.399.11.

Auction comparison:
Compare a closely related ivory netsuke depicting the same subject, unsigned, in Bonhams, Netsuke from a European Private Collection, 8 May 2016, London, lot 52 (sold for GBP 3,750).