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Netsuke - Theater Actor - Japan - 19th Century
Netsuke in painted wood and Negoro lacquer, representing a smiling actor with a fan.
"Negoro lacquer was developed by the priests of Negoro Temple in Wakayama centuries ago. The priests used a red-on-black lacquer technique [...] for all kinds of objects, including netsukes. The clues of the artisanal origin of Negoro netsukes are visible in their productions; which are perfectly functional, simple and robust; in the decoration, which is minimal [...] and in the absence of signatures."
Translated from English from “Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar, new principles for collecting", Raymond Bushell, Weatherhill Inc, p 64 Note a similar netsuke in this same work on p162, plate 396.
Japan, 19th century.
Significant patina showing the successive layers of lacquer.
Dimensions:
Height: 5 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Width: 2.5 cm
The shipment is careful and will be done the day after receipt of payment.
"Negoro lacquer was developed by the priests of Negoro Temple in Wakayama centuries ago. The priests used a red-on-black lacquer technique [...] for all kinds of objects, including netsukes. The clues of the artisanal origin of Negoro netsukes are visible in their productions; which are perfectly functional, simple and robust; in the decoration, which is minimal [...] and in the absence of signatures."
Translated from English from “Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar, new principles for collecting", Raymond Bushell, Weatherhill Inc, p 64 Note a similar netsuke in this same work on p162, plate 396.
Japan, 19th century.
Significant patina showing the successive layers of lacquer.
Dimensions:
Height: 5 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Width: 2.5 cm
The shipment is careful and will be done the day after receipt of payment.
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