ARMIN MÃoeLLER: A PORCELAIN (YAKIMONO) SAGEMONO SET OF A THREE-CASE INRO, NETSUKE AND OJIME, FROGS IN

ARMIN MÃœLLER: A PORCELAIN (YAKIMONO) SAGEMONO SET OF A THREE-CASE INRO, NETSUKE AND OJIME, FROGS IN A LOTUS POND
By Armin Müller (1932-2000), signed Müller A.J. '91 and sealed Sui 水
Santa Barbara, California, USA, 1991
Published:
Virginia Atchley / Neil Davey, The Virginia Atchley Collection of Japanese Miniature Arts, 2006, p. 273, no. IN99.
Of cylindrical shape finely glazed in celadon green, the inro bearing a design of lotus blossoms and frogs in a pond with narcissus growing along the bank. The similarly glazed circular ojime modeled with a dragonfly on each side and the netsuke in the form of a frog seated on a lotus pad. The inro signed MÃœLLER and A.J. '91 and signed with the artist's single character seal signature Sui 水 as is the netsuke.
HEIGHT 7 cm, LENGTH 5.3 cm
Condition: Excellent condition.
Provenance:
Ex-collection June Schuerch (1930-2000).
Armin Müller (1932-2000) was an American contemporary netsuke artist who specialized in porcelain netsuke, inro, and ojime. A very moving tribute to Armin, written by David Carlin, was printed in the Fall 2000 issue of the INS Journal.
Auction comparison:
Compare a closely related porcelain sagemono set of a dragonfly amid aquatic plants and frogs by Armin Müller at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 16 April 2021, Vienna, lot 325,
(sold for EUR 1,952)
.