Katalognummer: NE0320-235 A VERY RARE LACQUERED WOOD NETSUKE OF A HUMAN-FACED SHISHI Unsigned Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Published: Östasiatiska Museet (1999) Netsuke, p. 55. Exhibited: Östasiatiska Museet, Sweden, Stockholm, 16 October 1999 – 9 January 2000. A wonderfully weird netsuke, possibly unique in its design. Depicted is a Shishi with a finely carved bushy tail and fur which parts in the middle. Its right paw is placed on a small ball. The mythical being has the face of a human resembling the grotesque face of foreigner, the nose certainly reminiscent of netsuke depicting Dutchmen and the beard of Chinese men. Perhaps also, this being is related to the legendary Kudan, which has the face of a human, however the Kudan usually has a horn, the body of a bull and three eyes on its flanks. The wood is covered in a thin coat of red lacquer, worn in some areas, creating an appealing heterogenous surface. The eyes are lacquered in black. The underside shows the large and worn himotoshi. HEIGHT 3.8 cm Condition: Very good, worn condition. Provenance: Ex-collection Mrs. Gunvor Bjorkman. Auction comparison: A related netsuke of a Kudan sold at Quinn’s Auction Galleries, The Mang Collection of Japanese Netsuke, 7 December 2012, lot 483. Schätzpreis 估價: € 1.500 Startpreis 起拍價: € 750 -
Katalognummer: NE0320-235 A VERY RARE LACQUERED WOOD NETSUKE OF A HUMAN-FACED SHISHI Unsigned Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Published: Östasiatiska Museet (1999) Netsuke, p. 55. Exhibited: Östasiatiska Museet, Sweden, Stockholm, 16 October 1999 – 9 January 2000. A wonderfully weird netsuke, possibly unique in its design. Depicted is a Shishi with a finely carved bushy tail and fur which parts in the middle. Its right paw is placed on a small ball. The mythical being has the face of a human resembling the grotesque face of foreigner, the nose certainly reminiscent of netsuke depicting Dutchmen and the beard of Chinese men. Perhaps also, this being is related to the legendary Kudan, which has the face of a human, however the Kudan usually has a horn, the body of a bull and three eyes on its flanks. The wood is covered in a thin coat of red lacquer, worn in some areas, creating an appealing heterogenous surface. The eyes are lacquered in black. The underside shows the large and worn himotoshi. HEIGHT 3.8 cm Condition: Very good, worn condition. Provenance: Ex-collection Mrs. Gunvor Bjorkman. Auction comparison: A related netsuke of a Kudan sold at Quinn’s Auction Galleries, The Mang Collection of Japanese Netsuke, 7 December 2012, lot 483. Schätzpreis 估價: € 1.500 Startpreis 起拍價: € 750 -
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