97. NETSUKE EN BOIS LAQUÉ REPRÉSENTANT UNE PIEUVRE XIXe siècle A LACQUERED-WOOD NETSUKE OF AN OCTOPUS 19th century The anthropomorphic octopus wearing a sleeveless haori (jacket), kneeling, lifting a large sakazuki (sake cup) to its mouth for a drink, the haori and sakazuki lacquered red; unsigned. 4.4cm (1¾in) high. 漆塗木彫根付　蛸と杯　無銘　19世紀 Provenance: Vignier Collection. Albert Brockhaus Collection. Purchased at Klefisch, Cologne, 12 September 1992, lot 331. Exhibited and Published: NS19, p.79, no.141.