Project Description
Stag Antler Musozutsu by Ishikawa Rensai (Active 1870-1900)
Well carved with a pair of oshidori, one swimming, the other standing on a bank with reeds; the cord attachment is carved as two intertwined branches of reishi fungus, creating an altogether auspicious ensemble
Signed with seal: Ren. Tokyo, circa 1870
21.6 cm
Provenance:
W.W. Winkworth, London (1965)
E.A. Wrangham (no. 593)
Literature:
Illustrated exhibition catalogue,
London, Contrasting Styles, 1980, p. 65, no. 133
Bonhams London, Wrangham Collection Part II, 10th May 2011, lot 154
MR2439