Antique Japanese Lacquered Dark Wood Netsuke Karako Boy Lantern Umbrella
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Type: Katabori Netsuke
Material: Lacquer on dark wood. The worn away lacquer gives it a Negoro Lacquer style appearance
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868) or Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan
Size: 1.8" tall (4.5 cm)
Weight: 0.4 oz (12 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan 8 DEC 2015
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: Karako boy holding a lantern and umbrella. Possibly a reference to the story of the oil thief
Location:
Antique Japanese Lacquered Dark Wood Netsuke Karako Boy Lantern Umbrella
www.ebay.com/sch/xcoasterxtreme/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1
See also:
Type: Katabori Netsuke
Material: Lacquer on dark wood. The worn away lacquer gives it a Negoro Lacquer style appearance
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868) or Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan
Size: 1.8" tall (4.5 cm)
Weight: 0.4 oz (12 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan 8 DEC 2015
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: Karako boy holding a lantern and umbrella. Possibly a reference to the story of the oil thief
Location:
Antique Japanese Lacquered Dark Wood Netsuke Karako Boy Lantern Umbrella
