LOT 157 By Gekko, Edo, 19th century A wood netsuke of a wasp in a pear
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A wood netsuke of a wasp in a pear
By Gekko, Edo, 19th centurySigned in an oval reserve Gekko. 5.1cm (2in) high.
|木彫根付 梨に雀蜂 銘「月江」 19世紀Provenance: Joseph Seo, New York, 1963.Published: Katchen, N7, vol.1, p.261, no.K606 (incorrectly described as by Gessho).The large insect gnawing a large hole in one side of the fruit, the skin of which is covered with ukibori pimples and with three decayed holes on the reverse, two of which form the himotoshi.For a discussion on the 'Wasp'; carvers, including Gekko, Kogetsu, Ichiminsai, Sangetsu and Gochiku, see Bushell, CN, pp.100-102.
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