Antique Japanese Wood Netsuke
Kintaro, Bear & Yamauba Yokai
ex Jury Kolodotschko
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Type: Katabori Netsuke
Material: Wood
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan, unsigned. Likely So School, Nagoya.
Size: 1.38" tall (3.5 cm)
Weight: 0.3 oz (8 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Collection Jury Kolodotschko
Collected: Galerie Zacke Vienna, Asian Art Discoveries Day 1 - Japanese Art, January 21, 2021
Vienna, Austria, Lot 290: A WOOD NETSUKE OF KINTARO AND YAMAUBA. In printed catelogue. Ex-collection Jury Kolodotschko.
Condition: Very good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Minor surface wear. Netsuke has a slight waxy feel, the previous owner Jury Kolodotschko apparently had a tendency to coat their netsuke with camellia oil.
Subject:
Incredibly detailed wood netsuke of Kintaro (The Golden Boy) riding a bear and holding an ax, with his yokai caretaker, Yamauba (Mountain Witch), at his side. Kintaro is based on a real person who, as an adult, was a loyal follower of Minamoto no Yorimitsu under the name Sakata no Kintoki.
Location:
Antique Japanese Wood Netsuke Kintaro, Bear & Yamauba Yokai ex Jury Kolodotschko
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See also:
Type: Katabori Netsuke
Material: Wood
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan, unsigned. Likely So School, Nagoya.
Size: 1.38" tall (3.5 cm)
Weight: 0.3 oz (8 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Collection Jury Kolodotschko
Collected: Galerie Zacke Vienna, Asian Art Discoveries Day 1 - Japanese Art, January 21, 2021
Vienna, Austria, Lot 290: A WOOD NETSUKE OF KINTARO AND YAMAUBA. In printed catelogue. Ex-collection Jury Kolodotschko.
Condition: Very good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Minor surface wear. Netsuke has a slight waxy feel, the previous owner Jury Kolodotschko apparently had a tendency to coat their netsuke with camellia oil.
Subject:
Incredibly detailed wood netsuke of Kintaro (The Golden Boy) riding a bear and holding an ax, with his yokai caretaker, Yamauba (Mountain Witch), at his side. Kintaro is based on a real person who, as an adult, was a loyal follower of Minamoto no Yorimitsu under the name Sakata no Kintoki.
Location:
Antique Japanese Wood Netsuke Kintaro, Bear & Yamauba Yokai ex Jury Kolodotschko
