Antique Japanese Lost Wax Cast Bronze Chrysanthemum Flower Ryusa Netsuke Kyubei
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Type: Ryusa (Openwork) Manju (Bun Shaped) Netsuke
Material: Bronze mixed metal alloy
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Attributed to Karamono Kyubei, Japan. Unsigned.
Karamono Kyubei, who is mentioned in the Soken Kisho published in 1781. Kyubei is described as making ashtrays, Chinese-style cast netsuke and kuwara (rings used for a priest's kesa). Other designs include gourds, incense burners, eggs, and clams. Many other shapes were used for his netsuke. Sophisticated designs such as rain dragons, arabesques, flowers, clouds, and spirals were skillfully combined to create an openwork finish.
Size: 1 5/8" wide (4.1275 cm), 1 15/16" long (4.92125 cm), 1" tall (2.54 cm)
Weight: 1.1 oz (32 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Osaka, Japan, 14 OCT 2025
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some pieces appear a little bent or broken.
Subject: A ryusa manju netsuke of a chrysanthemum flower (kiku) made in lost wax cast process developed by Kyubei. The netsuke being formed primarily of small loops of openwork metal, his typical design for openwork ryusa style netsuke, with a natural cord loop (himotoshi) on the reverse formed by the bent stem of the flower.
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Antique Japanese Lost Wax Cast Bronze Chrysanthemum Flower Ryusa Netsuke Kyubei
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Type: Ryusa (Openwork) Manju (Bun Shaped) Netsuke
Material: Bronze mixed metal alloy
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Attributed to Karamono Kyubei, Japan. Unsigned.
Karamono Kyubei, who is mentioned in the Soken Kisho published in 1781. Kyubei is described as making ashtrays, Chinese-style cast netsuke and kuwara (rings used for a priest's kesa). Other designs include gourds, incense burners, eggs, and clams. Many other shapes were used for his netsuke. Sophisticated designs such as rain dragons, arabesques, flowers, clouds, and spirals were skillfully combined to create an openwork finish.
Size: 1 5/8" wide (4.1275 cm), 1 15/16" long (4.92125 cm), 1" tall (2.54 cm)
Weight: 1.1 oz (32 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Osaka, Japan, 14 OCT 2025
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some pieces appear a little bent or broken.
Subject: A ryusa manju netsuke of a chrysanthemum flower (kiku) made in lost wax cast process developed by Kyubei. The netsuke being formed primarily of small loops of openwork metal, his typical design for openwork ryusa style netsuke, with a natural cord loop (himotoshi) on the reverse formed by the bent stem of the flower.
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Antique Japanese Lost Wax Cast Bronze Chrysanthemum Flower Ryusa Netsuke Kyubei
