A boxwood netsuke of mushrooms


By Juko (Toshimitsu), 19th centurySigned Juko (Toshimitsu). 5cm (2in) wide.
|木彫根付　茸　銘「寿光」　19世紀Published: Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.57, no.K675.Three fungi of differing size, joined at their stalks which form the himotoshi, the well-toned wood slightly worn.The work bears similarities with that of various generations of the Masanao group, working in Yamada, Ise Province in the 19th century.