Project Description
Sperm Whale Tooth Netsuke of Kiyohime attributed to Ogasawara Issai
With furious expression, the scorned Hannya has coiled her tail twice around the temple bell, clutching at it with her claws
Unsigned. Kyoto, circa 1780
Height: 4.9 cm
Provenance:
Joe and Edie Kurstin, Miami FL
Willi Bosshard collection
Literature:
Okada and Neill, Real and Imaginary Beings, p. 49, no. 27, described as narwhal
Paul Moss and Max Rutherston, ‘Such Stuff As Dreams are Made on’, 2008, no. 6
Located in Europe
Price £8,500
Ref. SS6