Wood Netsuke of a Crab in Chestnut by Miyazaki Josō

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Wood Netsuke of a Crab in Chestnut by Miyazaki Josō (1855-1910).

The small crab nestling in the hollow of a very thin chestnut.

Signed. Tokyo.

4.2 cm across.

Provenance:

Anonymous sale, Bonhams NY, 22 March 2011, lot 3041.

Literature:

Sagemonoya, Tokyo, ‘So School Netsuke’, 1999.

MR3519

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Wood Netsuke of a Crab in Chestnut by Miyazaki Josō (1855-1910)