68. NETSUKE EN BOIS REPRÉSENTANT UN TIGRE Par Tomokazu, Gifu, milieu du XIXe siècle A WOOD NETSUKE OF A TIGER By Tomokazu, Gifu, mid-19th century The seated tiger hunched over, delicately sticking its tongue out to lick its tail which passes through its legs, its stripes stained in ink, the eyes double inlaid; signed in an incised oval reserve Tomokazu. 4.2cm (1 5/8in) high. 木彫根付　虎　銘「友一」　19世紀中期 Provenance: Purchased from Robert Fleischel, August 2000. Exhibited and Published: Bandini, IAN, p.71, no.136. NS19, p.70, no.125. A similar example by the artist from the Julius and Arlette Katchen Collection was sold at Bonhams, London, 8 November 2016, lot 62.