Japanese Works of Art - 13 Nov 2025
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A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF SNAKE ATTRIBUTED TO TAMETAKA
£5,500 - £6,500
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF SNAKE ATTRIBUTED TO TAMETAKA
EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY
Depicted flicking its long tongue and tightly arranged in coils, the himotoshi formed by the end of the tail curling underneath; unsigned, 3.6cm.
The himotoshi is typical of Tametaka's snakes, and the rounded scales are also reminiscent of some of his other works. See Bonhams London, Fine Netsuke from a French Private Collection, 4th November 2020, lot 68 for another Tametaka snake purchased from Josette Schulmann with comparable scales.