Antique Japanese Umoregi Jet Black Fossilized Wood Netsuke Eggplant Japan
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Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Umoregi (a kind of fossilized wood, similar to jet)
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Possibly Iwami School. Unsigned
Size: 1.614" tall (4.1 cm)
Weight: 0.5 oz (14 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Niigata, Japan, 24 NOV 2016
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some age cracks and small chips
Subject: Eggplant (nasu), a symbol of fertility and the New Year, partly open on one side showing the seeds within
Location:
Antique Japanese Umoregi Jet Black Fossilized Wood Netsuke Eggplant Japan
www.ebay.com/sch/xcoasterxtreme/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1
See also:
Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Umoregi (a kind of fossilized wood, similar to jet)
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Possibly Iwami School. Unsigned
Size: 1.614" tall (4.1 cm)
Weight: 0.5 oz (14 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Niigata, Japan, 24 NOV 2016
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some age cracks and small chips
Subject: Eggplant (nasu), a symbol of fertility and the New Year, partly open on one side showing the seeds within
Location:
Antique Japanese Umoregi Jet Black Fossilized Wood Netsuke Eggplant Japan
