Contemporary Japanese Netsuke Hida Takayama Ittobori Wood Shrimp by Suketomo 亮友

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Type: Ittobori (Single Knife Carved) Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Wood with inlaid eyes
Age: Contemporary
Origin/Maker: Tsuda Suketomo 津田 亮友(すけとも), Ittobori ware, Hida Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Maker's mark on base of netsuke and on inside of box (tomobako). Sticker on box indicates the item as a Japan Traditional Craft.
Outside writing on box reads: 根付 (Netsuke) 海老 (Shrimp)
Sticker reads: 通産大臣指定伝統的工芸品 一位一刀彫 飛驒一位一刀彫 協同組合 (Minister of International Trade and Industry designated traditional craft, Ichi-i Ittobori Hida Ichi-i Ittobori Cooperative)
Inside writing reads: 亮友 (Suketomo)
The box and the lid also have "54" written in pencil (to match them together)
Tsuda Suketomo 津田 亮友 is pictured below.
tsuda-choukoku.com/dentou
Size: 1.19" tall (3 cm), 2.35" long (6 cm), 0.76" wide (1.93 cm)
Weight: 0.2 oz (5 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Saitama, Japan, 18 DEC 2016
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: Ittobori (Single Knife Carved) netsuke of a shrimp
Location:
Contemporary Japanese Netsuke Hida Takayama Ittobori Wood Shrimp by Suketomo 亮友
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See also:
Type: Ittobori (Single Knife Carved) Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Wood with inlaid eyes
Age: Contemporary
Origin/Maker: Tsuda Suketomo 津田 亮友(すけとも), Ittobori ware, Hida Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Maker's mark on base of netsuke and on inside of box (tomobako). Sticker on box indicates the item as a Japan Traditional Craft.
Outside writing on box reads: 根付 (Netsuke) 海老 (Shrimp)
Sticker reads: 通産大臣指定伝統的工芸品 一位一刀彫 飛驒一位一刀彫 協同組合 (Minister of International Trade and Industry designated traditional craft, Ichi-i Ittobori Hida Ichi-i Ittobori Cooperative)
Inside writing reads: 亮友 (Suketomo)
The box and the lid also have "54" written in pencil (to match them together)
Tsuda Suketomo 津田 亮友 is pictured below.
tsuda-choukoku.com/dentou
Size: 1.19" tall (3 cm), 2.35" long (6 cm), 0.76" wide (1.93 cm)
Weight: 0.2 oz (5 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Saitama, Japan, 18 DEC 2016
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: Ittobori (Single Knife Carved) netsuke of a shrimp
Location:
Contemporary Japanese Netsuke Hida Takayama Ittobori Wood Shrimp by Suketomo 亮友