WOODEN NETSUKE DEPICTING AN AMA (FISHERWOMAN)... Lot 29

WOODEN NETSUKE DEPICTING AN AMA (FISHERWOMAN) AND AN OCTOPUS By Sugunoya Shoko, 19th century A WOOD NETSUKE OF AN AMA (FISHERGIRL) AND AN OCTOPUS By Sugunoya Shoko, 19th century The ama kneeling, attempting in vain to extricate herself from the octopus whose tentacles envelop her body, the eyes inlaid; signed in incised characters Shoko. 4.2cm (1 5/8in) long. Footnotes: 木彫根付 海女と蛸 銘「尚古」 19世紀 Provenance: An Austrian private collection. Sold at Christie's, Paris, 10 June 2009, lot 47. Purchased from Robert Fleischel, May 2013. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com