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Tametaka is the earliest recorded netsuke artist from Nagoya and is the only Nagoya netsuke carver listed in the Soken Kisho. He is credited with the invention of the relief-carving technique (ukibori) associated with the Nagoya school.
The subject of this work is known as nozarashi which is often depicted with the weathered skull, the symbol of memento mori in the culture of Zen Buddhism. Emblematic of the evanescence of life, this subject was especially favored by the samurai class as they were meant to be prepared for death at any time.
The subject of this work is known as nozarashi which is often depicted with the weathered skull, the symbol of memento mori in the culture of Zen Buddhism. Emblematic of the evanescence of life, this subject was especially favored by the samurai class as they were meant to be prepared for death at any time.
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A carved wood netsuke of a wolf
SIGNED AND DATED AN’EI NI MI KUGATSU (SEPTEMBER 1773) TAMETAKA, EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
Estimate: USD 10,000 - 15,000
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Lot 65
Sale 10985
A carved wood netsuke of a wolf
SIGNED AND DATED AN’EI NI MI KUGATSU (SEPTEMBER 1773) TAMETAKA, EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
Estimate: USD 10,000 - 15,000
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