Katalognummer: NE0320-169 A LARGE AND RARE IVORY MANJU NETSUKE OF TAMAMO NO MAE Unsigned Japan, second half of 19th century The legendary courtesan depicted atop a nine-tailed fox, holding a fan, with rays of sunlight emanating from above her. The carving is in shishiabori (sunken relief) and shows fine details such as the individual garment folds and patterns on her clothes. The backside of this unusually thick manju shows a banner showing a humanoid kitsune holding a fan and a bow and arrow. DIAMETER 6.1 cm, THICKNESS 2 cm Condition: Excellent condition with minor expected surface wear Provenance: Old Zagreb private collection. Literature comparison: For another manju with the same depiction see Barry Davies Oriental Art (1996) Netsuke from the Teddy Hahn Collection, pp. 120f., no. 177. Schätzpreis 估價: € 2.000 Startpreis 起拍價: € 1.000 -
Katalognummer: NE0320-169 A LARGE AND RARE IVORY MANJU NETSUKE OF TAMAMO NO MAE Unsigned Japan, second half of 19th century The legendary courtesan depicted atop a nine-tailed fox, holding a fan, with rays of sunlight emanating from above her. The carving is in shishiabori (sunken relief) and shows fine details such as the individual garment folds and patterns on her clothes. The backside of this unusually thick manju shows a banner showing a humanoid kitsune holding a fan and a bow and arrow. DIAMETER 6.1 cm, THICKNESS 2 cm Condition: Excellent condition with minor expected surface wear Provenance: Old Zagreb private collection. Literature comparison: For another manju with the same depiction see Barry Davies Oriental Art (1996) Netsuke from the Teddy Hahn Collection, pp. 120f., no. 177. Schätzpreis 估價: € 2.000 Startpreis 起拍價: € 1.000 -
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