A wood netsuke of quails and milletBy Tatekawa Senshiro Tomitane (Takusai, 1817-1887), Suwa, Shinano Province, mid-late 19th century
The two plump quails on a cluster of millet stalks, one raising its head over its companion, pecking at the seeds, two tiny chicks at their feet, the wood stained dark; signed in a long polished reserve Tatekawa Tomitane. 3.8cm (1½in).注脚木彫根付　粟に鶉　銘「立川富種」　19世紀中期/後期

Provenance:
Anne Hull Grundy Collection.

Published:
Hull Grundy, NCIS, figs.96-97.
Lazarnick, NIA, p.1057, 1324.
Earle, Huthart, p.317, no.286.