Antique Japanese Raku Ceramic Netsuke Clam Shell Signed
Kintsugi Gold Repaired
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Type: Manju (Bun Shaped) Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Raku ware, Kyoto, Japan. Unknown Raku style maker's mark on base
Size: 7/8" tall (2.2225 cm), 1 15/16" long (4.92125 cm), 1 5/8" wide (4.1275 cm)
Weight: 0.7 oz (20 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Hyogo, Japan, NOV 2025
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Several kintsugi (gold & lacquer repair) repairs to chips, in most cases the gold is at least partly worn away and the red tsuishu lacquer underneath is showing through. One small hairline crack. Two small chips to glaze.
Subject: Raku style ceramic netsuke of a clam shell, with maker's mark on the base and a pair of himotoshi (cord holes). With a brown black glaze against a pink white glaze. With several kintsugi repairs, with gold dust sprinkled over red tsuishu lacquer.
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Antique Japanese Raku Ceramic Netsuke Clam Shell Signed Kintsugi Gold Repaired
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Type: Manju (Bun Shaped) Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Raku ware, Kyoto, Japan. Unknown Raku style maker's mark on base
Size: 7/8" tall (2.2225 cm), 1 15/16" long (4.92125 cm), 1 5/8" wide (4.1275 cm)
Weight: 0.7 oz (20 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Hyogo, Japan, NOV 2025
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Several kintsugi (gold & lacquer repair) repairs to chips, in most cases the gold is at least partly worn away and the red tsuishu lacquer underneath is showing through. One small hairline crack. Two small chips to glaze.
Subject: Raku style ceramic netsuke of a clam shell, with maker's mark on the base and a pair of himotoshi (cord holes). With a brown black glaze against a pink white glaze. With several kintsugi repairs, with gold dust sprinkled over red tsuishu lacquer.
Location:
Antique Japanese Raku Ceramic Netsuke Clam Shell Signed Kintsugi Gold Repaired
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