Ivory Netsuke Cockerel Hen Drum

ANTIQUE JAPANESE NETSUKE

A superb ivory netsuke of a cockerel and hen on a drum. The cockerel seated head turned to its right, in front the hen snuggling close. An outstanding finely detailed carved model.

Similar Sotheby's 19 June 2001 Lot 55 . Signed Shomin 3600 GBP (A$7500)

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related wood netsuke of a cock on a drum by the same artist, illustrated in Hurtig, Bernard (1973) Masterpieces of Netsuke Art: One Thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors, p. 30, no. 46.

Museum comparison:
Compare a closely related wood netsuke of a cock on a drum signed Tomokazu, in the British Museum, registration number HG.571.

Similar in wood of just a single cockerel on a drum . Zacke Auction Austria 8 May 2026 Lot 204 Est. Euro 8,000.

Signed Shomin
Weight about : 43 grams
Height about : 4.1 cm
Width about : 3.8 cm
Depth about: 3.3 cm.

Condition: Very good, rubbing,
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A$2200