Antique Japanese Wood Bokuto Doctor's Sword Sagemono Netsuke Rain Dragon 14-5/8"
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Type: Bokuto (Doctor's Sword) a kind of oversized sashi netsuke or sagemono that could be used as a club, a status symbol for people like doctors who couldn't wear swords (only samurai could wear swords) or for situations where a sword couldn't be worn
Material: Wood
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868) or Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan
Size: 14-5/8" long
Weight: 4.4 oz (125 g)
Provenance:
Present: Sold at Galerie Zacke, Vienna, Austria, 14th Jun, 2024 10:00, Fine Japanese Art, Lot 62, A FINE WOOD BOKUTO (DOCTOR’S SWORD) OF A WATER DRAGON
Previous: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art (5 DEC 2018 - 22 NOV 2023)
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Jacksonville FL antique store 5 DEC 2018
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: Design of a rain dragon
Galerie Zacke had the following description from their listing after I sold this netsuke and they ended up with it:
14th Jun, 2024 10:00Fine Japanese ArtLot 62
A FINE WOOD BOKUTO (DOCTOR’S SWORD) OF A WATER DRAGONSold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot details
Japan, 19th century
Boldly carved, the slender, baku-snouted water dragon tucking its feet into its scaly underbelly, its long snout curling upwards, and flames issuing from its sides. A single aperture through its front legs for suspension. The wood has a dark, naturally grown patina.
LENGTH 37.2 cm
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and traces of use.
Museum comparison:
Compare a related wood bokuto in the form of a baku, signed Naito Toyomasa, in the British Museum, accession number 1985,1107.1.
Japan, 19th century
Boldly carved, the slender, baku-snouted water dragon tucking its feet into its scaly underbelly, its long snout curling upwards, and flames issuing from its sides. A single aperture through its front legs for suspension. The wood has a dark, naturally grown patina.
LENGTH 37.2 cm
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and traces of use.
Museum comparison:
Compare a related wood bokuto in the form of a baku, signed Naito Toyomasa, in the British Museum, accession number 1985,1107.1.
Location:
Antique Japanese Wood Bokuto Doctor's Sword Sagemono Netsuke Rain Dragon 14-5/8"
See also:
Type: Bokuto (Doctor's Sword) a kind of oversized sashi netsuke or sagemono that could be used as a club, a status symbol for people like doctors who couldn't wear swords (only samurai could wear swords) or for situations where a sword couldn't be worn
Material: Wood
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868) or Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan
Size: 14-5/8" long
Weight: 4.4 oz (125 g)
Provenance:
Present: Sold at Galerie Zacke, Vienna, Austria, 14th Jun, 2024 10:00, Fine Japanese Art, Lot 62, A FINE WOOD BOKUTO (DOCTOR’S SWORD) OF A WATER DRAGON
Previous: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art (5 DEC 2018 - 22 NOV 2023)
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Jacksonville FL antique store 5 DEC 2018
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: Design of a rain dragon
Galerie Zacke had the following description from their listing after I sold this netsuke and they ended up with it:
14th Jun, 2024 10:00Fine Japanese ArtLot 62
A FINE WOOD BOKUTO (DOCTOR’S SWORD) OF A WATER DRAGONSold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot details
Japan, 19th century
Boldly carved, the slender, baku-snouted water dragon tucking its feet into its scaly underbelly, its long snout curling upwards, and flames issuing from its sides. A single aperture through its front legs for suspension. The wood has a dark, naturally grown patina.
LENGTH 37.2 cm
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and traces of use.
Museum comparison:
Compare a related wood bokuto in the form of a baku, signed Naito Toyomasa, in the British Museum, accession number 1985,1107.1.
Japan, 19th century
Boldly carved, the slender, baku-snouted water dragon tucking its feet into its scaly underbelly, its long snout curling upwards, and flames issuing from its sides. A single aperture through its front legs for suspension. The wood has a dark, naturally grown patina.
LENGTH 37.2 cm
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and traces of use.
Museum comparison:
Compare a related wood bokuto in the form of a baku, signed Naito Toyomasa, in the British Museum, accession number 1985,1107.1.
Location:
Antique Japanese Wood Bokuto Doctor's Sword Sagemono Netsuke Rain Dragon 14-5/8"
