IKKOSAI: A WOOD NETSUKE OF TRAVELERS IN A FERRYBOAT By Ikkosai, signed Ikkosai 一孝齋 Japan, Edo (Tokyo), early to mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Published: Barry Davies (2002) Selected Netsuke, no. 12. Galerie Gemini & Ichimonji Art (May 2004), p. 69, no. 215. Finely carved as a ferry boat, the hull neatly incised with crashing waves, boarded by travelers both common and profound. Shoki rests in the center being fanned from behind by Kiku Jido and surrounded by figures, the oarsman is an oni tamed into service, a finely woven basket filled with clams behind him. The underside with two asymmetrical himotoshi and the signature IKKOSAI. LENGTH 5.8 cm Condition: Excellent condition with minor surface wear. Provenance: From a private collection in Florida, USA. Literature comparison: A similar netsuke by Ikkosai, depicting lucky gods in a boat, is in the collection of the Linden Museum, inventory number OA 18714. Auction comparison: For a later example of this depiction from the So school, see Bonhams, The Julius and Arlette Katchen Collection of Fine Netsuke Part II, 10 May 2017, London, lot 45 (sold for 11,250 GBP) 5% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.