A wood netsuke of a raven with a toad20th centuryWooden netsuke, eyes inlaid in dark horn Height: 4.3 cmThis wood netsuke represents a raven with its claws stuck in the back of a toad.Netsuke for sale. Price on application. Please include item stock number: net-1058
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Gifu school, early 19th century Signed Tomokazu in a rectangular reserve3.9 by 3.4 by 3.0 cm The small tortoise shown enveloped by its shell while the large snake attempts to find a way inside, its forked tongue licking out at the tortoise's head, the details are well rendered, the body of the snake forming a robust himotoshi.The snake and tortoise combination represents winter and the north. It was thought that they were male and female members of the same species because of the similarities in the shape of their heads. They were also considered to reproduce only by...
Mid Edo Period, 18º centuryWood with silvered-copper mounts; paper finalLenght: 37 cm A rare saihai in red lacquer with golden foliage decoration and kamon (family crest) of the Tokugawa clan.Born as a tool to control the troops, the saihai changed his function during the Edo period and became an accessory to wear with the armor as a symbol of power.The saihai's final can be in different materials; sometimes is applied directly to the stick, some others hung with a small rope. In this case, it is decorated with hair, attached directly to the stick.Saihai for sale. Please...
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