Japanese Antique Hirado Porcelain Netsuke Chokaro Sennin Shunga Japan
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Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Unglazed Porcelain
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Hirado ware, Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 2.402" tall (6.1 cm)
Weight: 0.6 oz (18 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected:
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Three small chips to feet. Two original to manufacture hairline cracks. Some light surface wear.
Subject: Unglazed porcelain netsuke of an old man holding a double gourd, possibly Chokaro Sennin (the Immortal Sage with a horse that springs out of his water gourd). Possibly a shunga design, as it looks a little like he's holding his junk (and there are similar porcelain netsuke where they're definitely doing that).
Location:
Japanese Antique Hirado Porcelain Netsuke Chokaro Sennin Shunga Japan
See also:
Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Unglazed Porcelain
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Hirado ware, Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 2.402" tall (6.1 cm)
Weight: 0.6 oz (18 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected:
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Three small chips to feet. Two original to manufacture hairline cracks. Some light surface wear.
Subject: Unglazed porcelain netsuke of an old man holding a double gourd, possibly Chokaro Sennin (the Immortal Sage with a horse that springs out of his water gourd). Possibly a shunga design, as it looks a little like he's holding his junk (and there are similar porcelain netsuke where they're definitely doing that).
Location:
Japanese Antique Hirado Porcelain Netsuke Chokaro Sennin Shunga Japan
