Project Description
Stag antler netsuke of a zoomorphic ewer by Hoshunsai Masayuki
Unsigned. Tokyo, circa 1870
Height: 4.7 cm
Information:
Although the numerous variants are superficially similar, there is an astounding variety to the faces. I believe this is one of the few of these models to have a beard. Compare with four, one bearded, in Sydney Moss, ‘Kokusai the Genius’, vol. III, pp. 102-105
MR2643