Antique Japanese Black Coral Umimatsu Sea Pine Netsuke Dog Kirin Signed ーメ美
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Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Umimatsu (Sea Pine, or Black Coral, a kind of vegetable (plant) coral) with inlaid eyes
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Signed, possibly ハス具 (Hasugu)
Size: 2.6" tall (6.6 cm)
Weight: 0.7 oz (19 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Michigan, 13 NOV 2014
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some cracks and chips due to the brittleness of the Umimatsu material, but no apparent loss of material. Some light surface wear.
Subject: A seated wild dog or wolf, in the pose typically used for Kirin netsuke, with it's head held upward in a silent cry.
Location:
Antique Japanese Black Coral Umimatsu Sea Pine Netsuke Dog Kirin Signed ーメ美
See also:
Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Umimatsu (Sea Pine, or Black Coral, a kind of vegetable (plant) coral) with inlaid eyes
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Signed, possibly ハス具 (Hasugu)
Size: 2.6" tall (6.6 cm)
Weight: 0.7 oz (19 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Michigan, 13 NOV 2014
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some cracks and chips due to the brittleness of the Umimatsu material, but no apparent loss of material. Some light surface wear.
Subject: A seated wild dog or wolf, in the pose typically used for Kirin netsuke, with it's head held upward in a silent cry.
Location:
Antique Japanese Black Coral Umimatsu Sea Pine Netsuke Dog Kirin Signed ーメ美
