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ANTIQUE #SA593197

Large Japanese Boxwood Okimono Style Netsuke Group Turtles By Tadakazu

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Steve Sly Japanese Works of Art

As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this large and finely carved Meiji period ( 1868 - 1912 ) circa 1880 boxwood Okimono style Netsuke depicting Turtles, the fine carving depicts a large adult turtle resting and four of its young clambering upon its back, the eyes of the turtles inlaid with black horn, the Himotoshi similarly inlaid to the underside of the adult , nicely artist signed to the underside in an oval cartouche which translates to read ''Tadakazu'' , a great addition to your Japanese Netsuke and works of art collection.
 
Provenance :
 
Private UK collection .
 
Literature :
 
For a similar example of this Netsuke by Tadakazu see Bonhams :Fine Japanese art sale , 9 Nov 2017 . lot number 12,A large wood okimono-style netsuke of turtles by Tadakazu, Osaka, Edo period (1615-1868), mid 19th century , sale result £3,500 .
 
Condition report:
 
Lovely original used condition with a nice patination from years of handling .
 
Approximate ...
Antique SA593197 shown on this page was made in 1880. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1880
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Steve Sly Japanese Works of Art
SPECIALISTS IN JAPANESE WORKS OF ART FROM THE MEIJI PERIOD 1868-1912
Steve Sly Japanese Works of Art is also an antique trade association member of BADA
Dorset
United Kingdom
Tel: 07774 635918
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD