63. NETSUKE EN BOIS REPRÉSENTANT UN SANGLIER ET UN SERPENT Par Sari, Province d'Iwashiro, XIXe siècle A WOOD NETSUKE OF A BOAR AND A SNAKE By Sari, Iwashiro Province, 19th century The boar seated, tilting its head up slightly, the snake curling itself around the boar's forelegs to restrain it, the eyes of both animals double inlaid; signed in a raised oval reserve Sari. 4.5cm (1¾in) long. 木彫根付　猪と蛇　銘「左里」　19世紀 Provenance: Purchased from Monsieur and Madame Robyn, June 1997. Similar examples of boars by this artist are illustrated by A. Ducros, NS, p.90, no.172, and G. Lazarnick, NIA, p.916.