Lot 255
An Ivory Netsuke of the Fox-Woman Kuzunoha, Signed Ichiyusai Naoharu, Edo/Meiji Period, 19th Century
Lot 255 Details
An Ivory Netsuke of the Fox-Woman Kuzunoha, Signed Ichiyusai Naoharu, Edo/Meiji Period, 19th Century
Depicting the kitsune woman Yuzunoha, mother of Abe no Seimei, eluding the advances of her lover Abe no Yasuna, signed on the underside
height 1.7 in — 4.3 cm
Estimate $1,000-$1,500
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Provenance:
Collection of Larry Caplan, Toronto
多伦多拉里·卡普兰先生珍藏
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