Contemporary Japanese Wood Netsuke Red Rooster Chicken
Signed Masakazu 正一 Japan

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Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Stained or painted wood with inlaid eye (appears to be amber and horn) and inlaid mother of pearl signature cartouche
Age: Contemporary
Origin/Maker: Japan. Maker's mark on base of 正一 (Masakazu)
Size: 1.3" tall (3.39 cm), 1.94" long (4.9 cm), 1.1" wide (2.76 cm)
Weight: 0.7 oz (20 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Yamagata, Japan, 5 NOV 2017
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. One small age crack (about 5 mm long) on neck of rooster, and another a little below. Some surface wear
Subject: Red painted or stained rooster netsuke
Location:
$ Contemporary Japanese Wood Netsuke Red Rooster Chicken Signed Masakazu 正一 Japan
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See also:
Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Stained or painted wood with inlaid eye (appears to be amber and horn) and inlaid mother of pearl signature cartouche
Age: Contemporary
Origin/Maker: Japan. Maker's mark on base of 正一 (Masakazu)
Size: 1.3" tall (3.39 cm), 1.94" long (4.9 cm), 1.1" wide (2.76 cm)
Weight: 0.7 oz (20 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Yamagata, Japan, 5 NOV 2017
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. One small age crack (about 5 mm long) on neck of rooster, and another a little below. Some surface wear
Subject: Red painted or stained rooster netsuke
Location:
$ Contemporary Japanese Wood Netsuke Red Rooster Chicken Signed Masakazu 正一 Japan