54. NETSUKE EN BOIS REPRÉSENTANT UN SERPENT Par Masakatsu, Yamada, Province d'Ise, XIXe siècle A WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAKE By Masakatsu, Yamada, Ise Province, 19th century The snake with its body coiled in several twisted loops, its head resting atop, its tail forming the himotoshi, the wood stained; signed in an oval reserve Masakatsu. 3.8cm (1½in) long. 木彫根付　蛇　銘「正勝」　19世紀 Provenance: Purchased from Rosemary Bandini, July 2012. A similar example by the artist is published by Eskenazi, PEC, p.108, no.124.