Antique Japanese Wood Manju Netsuke Vegetables Pumpkin Radish
Elephant Mark
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Type: Manju (Bun Shaped) Netsuke
Material: Wood
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Possible carved maker's marks on the short sides - one side has a small elephant, the other side has a possible kanji
Size: 1 5/8" (4.1275 cm), by 1 3/16" (3.01625 cm), by 7/16" (1.11125 cm)
Weight: 0.2 oz (7 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Hiroshima, Japan, 28 JAN 2018
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some small chips and some surface wear
Subject: Wooden manju netsuke with carved designs of various vegetables on front and back, including a pumpkin, a turnip, mushroom, bamboo shoot, and different leaves. The sides have a carved scroll design, with a small elephant on one short end, and possibly a kanji on the other short end. The rear has a pair of himotoshi (cord holes).
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Antique Japanese Wood Manju Netsuke Vegetables Pumpkin Radish Elephant Mark
www.ebay.com/usr/xcoasterxtreme
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Type: Manju (Bun Shaped) Netsuke
Material: Wood
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Possible carved maker's marks on the short sides - one side has a small elephant, the other side has a possible kanji
Size: 1 5/8" (4.1275 cm), by 1 3/16" (3.01625 cm), by 7/16" (1.11125 cm)
Weight: 0.2 oz (7 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Hiroshima, Japan, 28 JAN 2018
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some small chips and some surface wear
Subject: Wooden manju netsuke with carved designs of various vegetables on front and back, including a pumpkin, a turnip, mushroom, bamboo shoot, and different leaves. The sides have a carved scroll design, with a small elephant on one short end, and possibly a kanji on the other short end. The rear has a pair of himotoshi (cord holes).
Location:
Antique Japanese Wood Manju Netsuke Vegetables Pumpkin Radish Elephant Mark
