YOSHITSUGU: A RARE SILVER-PATINATED BRONZE NETSUKE OF JUROJIN

YOSHITSUGU: A RARE SILVER-PATINATED BRONZE NETSUKE OF JUROJIN
By Yoshitsugu, signed Yoshitsugu 美亜
Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Published:
Bushell, Raymond (1985), Netsuke Masks, p. 64, pls. 267.
Finely cast depicting Jurojin with his large bushy beard, wrinkled forehead, and large ears with pendulous lobes. His mouth is upturned in a scowl and his brows are furrowed with small eyes, the large nose pierced with nostrils. Signed to the interior YOSHITSUGU. Looped himotoshi to the back. The bronze finely polished and patinated to a silverish tone.
HEIGHT 4.3 cm
Condition: Excellent condition with minor typical surface wear.
Provenance:
Ex-collection Raymond Bushell. Sotheby's, Netsuke from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, 21 March 2000, lot 301. European collection P. Jacquesson, acquired from the above.