An ebony or kurogaki wood netsuke of a cockerel on a drum


After Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), Tsu, Ise Province, late 18th/early 19th centuryInscribed Minko with a kao. 3cm (1 1/8in) wide.
|黒檀/黒柿彫根付　閑古鳥　銘「岷江（花押）」　18世紀後期/19世紀前期Provenance: Purchased at Hotel Drouot, Paris, 1965.Published: Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.83, no.K31.Perched on the overturned drum, facing ahead and its tail trailing over the end, which is engraved with mitsu-domoe (three-comma motif), the dark wood somewhat worn and the comb lacquered red, the wattles inlaid with pink coral and the eyes of mother-of-pearl with dark pupils.