Antique Japanese Tagua Corozo Nut Netsuke Mushrooms Masamitsu 正光 Bonhams Prov.
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Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Tagua Nut (Corozo Nut; sometimes called vegetable ivory)
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868) or Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Masamitsu, Japan. Signed 正光(Masamitsu)
Size: 1.1" tall (2.7 cm), 1.2" wide (3.1 cm), 1.3" deep (3.3 cm)
Weight: 0.6 oz (17 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private collection of English Gentlman; Part of Lot 188 from the 12 May 2016 Bonhams sale of netsuke
Collected: Part of Lot 188 from the 12 May 2016 Bonhams sale of netsuke, 12 May 2016:
PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN (Lots 188 - 190) 188 A COLLECTION OF TWENTY-ONE NETSUKE OF WOOD AND VARIOUS MATERIALS Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), early to late 19th century The wood netsuke comprising a recumbent ox, signed [..]tada, 5.4cm (2 1/8in) wide; an abalone, unsigned, 6.3cm (2½in) wide; Jurojin with deer, unsigned, 3.8cm (1½in) high; a monkey holding a Hannya mask on a drum, signed Kunimitsu, 4.5cm (1¾in) high; a scholar’s retreat, unsigned, 5.4cm (2 1/8in) wide; mushrooms of different sizes, signed Masanao, 3.8cm (1½in) high; two mushrooms, unsigned, 4.8cm (1 7/8in) wide; clams, unsigned, 4.2cm (1 5/8in) wide; lotus seed pod, unsigned, 4.8cm (1 7/8in) high; the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, unsigned, 3.8cm (1½in) high; charcoal, unsigned, 4.5cm (1¾in) wide; an open box filled with ceramic clams in Teiji style, unsigned, 3.2cm (1¼in) wide; netsuke of other materials comprising walnut, carved with a bird and gourds, unsigned, 4.5cm (1¾in) wide; another carved with flowers, unsigned, 3.8cm (1½in) high; a bamboo f ish-shaped mokugyo (wooden temple gong), unsigned, 7cm (2¾in) wide; a porcelain clam, painted with brocade design in iron red and gilding, unsigned, 5.1cm (2in) wide; a porcelain shishi, unsigned, 4.2cm (1 5/8in) wide; stag antler mushrooms, unsigned, 5.1cm (2in) wide; a bone basket of gourds, signed Gyokusai, 3.8cm (1½in) diam.; a corozo nut, mushrooms, signed Masamitsu, 3.5cm (1 3/8in) high; a corozo nut laughing face, signed Masamitsu, 3.8cm (1½in) high. (21).
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips. Some light surface wear.
Subject: A remarkable corozo nut carving, also known as vegetable ivory, of a large mushroom with a smaller mushroom growing beneath in its shade. A small worm has burrowed its way through the cap of the larger fungi. The artist cleverly utilizing the mottled dark brown exterior of the nut for the head of the larger mushroom and the smooth ivory-like interior for its stem and gills. Himotoshi underneath and signed along the stem
A nearly identical example, except with a carved worm and a different signature of Yoshimasa 義正, recently sold at auction through Galerie Zacke on May 03, 2024 for €500 EUR
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Location:
Antique Japanese Tagua Corozo Nut Netsuke Mushrooms Masamitsu 正光 Bonhams Prov.
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See also:
Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Tagua Nut (Corozo Nut; sometimes called vegetable ivory)
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868) or Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Masamitsu, Japan. Signed 正光(Masamitsu)
Size: 1.1" tall (2.7 cm), 1.2" wide (3.1 cm), 1.3" deep (3.3 cm)
Weight: 0.6 oz (17 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private collection of English Gentlman; Part of Lot 188 from the 12 May 2016 Bonhams sale of netsuke
Collected: Part of Lot 188 from the 12 May 2016 Bonhams sale of netsuke, 12 May 2016:
PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN (Lots 188 - 190) 188 A COLLECTION OF TWENTY-ONE NETSUKE OF WOOD AND VARIOUS MATERIALS Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), early to late 19th century The wood netsuke comprising a recumbent ox, signed [..]tada, 5.4cm (2 1/8in) wide; an abalone, unsigned, 6.3cm (2½in) wide; Jurojin with deer, unsigned, 3.8cm (1½in) high; a monkey holding a Hannya mask on a drum, signed Kunimitsu, 4.5cm (1¾in) high; a scholar’s retreat, unsigned, 5.4cm (2 1/8in) wide; mushrooms of different sizes, signed Masanao, 3.8cm (1½in) high; two mushrooms, unsigned, 4.8cm (1 7/8in) wide; clams, unsigned, 4.2cm (1 5/8in) wide; lotus seed pod, unsigned, 4.8cm (1 7/8in) high; the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, unsigned, 3.8cm (1½in) high; charcoal, unsigned, 4.5cm (1¾in) wide; an open box filled with ceramic clams in Teiji style, unsigned, 3.2cm (1¼in) wide; netsuke of other materials comprising walnut, carved with a bird and gourds, unsigned, 4.5cm (1¾in) wide; another carved with flowers, unsigned, 3.8cm (1½in) high; a bamboo f ish-shaped mokugyo (wooden temple gong), unsigned, 7cm (2¾in) wide; a porcelain clam, painted with brocade design in iron red and gilding, unsigned, 5.1cm (2in) wide; a porcelain shishi, unsigned, 4.2cm (1 5/8in) wide; stag antler mushrooms, unsigned, 5.1cm (2in) wide; a bone basket of gourds, signed Gyokusai, 3.8cm (1½in) diam.; a corozo nut, mushrooms, signed Masamitsu, 3.5cm (1 3/8in) high; a corozo nut laughing face, signed Masamitsu, 3.8cm (1½in) high. (21).
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips. Some light surface wear.
Subject: A remarkable corozo nut carving, also known as vegetable ivory, of a large mushroom with a smaller mushroom growing beneath in its shade. A small worm has burrowed its way through the cap of the larger fungi. The artist cleverly utilizing the mottled dark brown exterior of the nut for the head of the larger mushroom and the smooth ivory-like interior for its stem and gills. Himotoshi underneath and signed along the stem
A nearly identical example, except with a carved worm and a different signature of Yoshimasa 義正, recently sold at auction through Galerie Zacke on May 03, 2024 for €500 EUR
www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/yoshimasa-a-rare-corozo-nut-netsuke-of-two-mushro-284-c-bf24a2cb23
Location:
Antique Japanese Tagua Corozo Nut Netsuke Mushrooms Masamitsu 正光 Bonhams Prov.
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