Two wooden netsuke and a wooden okimono
19th/20th century
A shepherd boy on the back of a large buffalo, he plays a flute and carries a basket on his back, the flute ivory. Signed Tomotada. Standing Tenaga with enormous arms. The Okimono depicting a seated, screaming man with red lacquered cape.
H. 4.1 / 6.8 / 3.5 cm
Provenance:
– Auction Christie’s Amsterdam, 20 November 2001, lot 56 (first)
– Auction AAG, Amsterdam, 3 October 2000, lot 143 (second)
– Auction Paul Brandt, Amsterdam, November 1986, lot 1792 (third)
– Private collection, The Netherlands
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