Ceramic Netsuke
Shunga Okame & Child
Type: Katabori Netsuke
Material: Painted Ceramic
Age: Probably Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Japan, Kyoto ware
Size: 1 5/8" tall (4.1 cm)
Weight: 0.8 oz (22 g)
Provenance: Yahoo Auctions Japan, seller from Tokyo, Japan
Collected: 15 JUN 2016
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some chips and wear to painted ceramic design.
Subject: Shunga ("dirty") phallus-headed Okame, goddess of mirth, holding up a bare bottomed child, herself bare bottomed. Pair of himotoshi (cord holes) on back of netsuke.
Location:
Antique Japanese Painted Kyoto Ceramic Netsuke Shunga Okame & Child Japan 1 5/8"
Material: Painted Ceramic
Age: Probably Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Japan, Kyoto ware
Size: 1 5/8" tall (4.1 cm)
Weight: 0.8 oz (22 g)
Provenance: Yahoo Auctions Japan, seller from Tokyo, Japan
Collected: 15 JUN 2016
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some chips and wear to painted ceramic design.
Subject: Shunga ("dirty") phallus-headed Okame, goddess of mirth, holding up a bare bottomed child, herself bare bottomed. Pair of himotoshi (cord holes) on back of netsuke.
Location:
Antique Japanese Painted Kyoto Ceramic Netsuke Shunga Okame & Child Japan 1 5/8"
