Articulated iron okimono of a lobsterMeiji period (1868-1912)Signed: Myochin Muneharu saku41.5 cm long with fully extended antennaeThis articulated okimono represents a naturalistically rendered lobster, with fully articulated limbs, antennae, body and tail and comes with an inscribed wood storage box.Jizai okimono for sale
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Netsuke representing a standing Dutchman holding a deer leg18th century7.2 cmThe stranger has an amused expression showing all the typical characteristic as the curled wig and beard, the rounded eyes and the quite large nose. He is wearing an unusual long robe.Representations of strangers with meat was quite common since Japanese did no use to eat animals; being carnivorous became then a typical feature of the ijin, or "different people”.Netsuke for sale. Price on application. Please include item stock number: net-1166
Iron pierced with positive openwork designDiameter: 8 cmThickness: 0.5 cmNBTHK Hozon TōsoguSpecifications: Marugata tetsu-ji, ji-sukashi, kakumimi koniku Elegant iron tsuba with positive openwork design of six arrowheads pointing outwards. The hitsuana obtained from double lozenges.Arrows are symbolic of the samurai, especially during the Muromachi period, when bows where used much more often than swords during battles. A subject of arrows on a tsuba may have been a vow to improve martial skills or a prayer to the god of war for protection.For centuries, many characteristics of the Owari...
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