Ryusa Manju Mixed Metal Netsuke
Hotei & Clouds, Gourd Vine
Type: Ryusa Manju Netsuke
Material: Mixed Metal (tentatively bronze, bronze, and silver alloys)
Age: Probably Edo Period (1603 - 1868)
Origin/Maker:
Size: 1 7/8" diameter (4.76 cm)
Weight: 1.8 oz (52 g)
Provenance: Seller from Kanagawa, Japan, from Yahoo Auctions Japan. 4300 yen
Collected: 7 MAY 2017
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some light wear.
Subject: Openwork mixed metal Ryusa manju, with design of Hotei with bag, surrounded by clouds (open work, carved, and inlaid silver metal). The backside of the netsuke has an openwork design of a gourd with leaves and a vine forming the himotoshi (cord hole) loop.
Location:
Antique Japanese Ryusa Manju Mixed Metal Netsuke Hotei Clouds Gourd Japan 1 7/8"
Material: Mixed Metal (tentatively bronze, bronze, and silver alloys)
Age: Probably Edo Period (1603 - 1868)
Origin/Maker:
Size: 1 7/8" diameter (4.76 cm)
Weight: 1.8 oz (52 g)
Provenance: Seller from Kanagawa, Japan, from Yahoo Auctions Japan. 4300 yen
Collected: 7 MAY 2017
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some light wear.
Subject: Openwork mixed metal Ryusa manju, with design of Hotei with bag, surrounded by clouds (open work, carved, and inlaid silver metal). The backside of the netsuke has an openwork design of a gourd with leaves and a vine forming the himotoshi (cord hole) loop.
Location:
Antique Japanese Ryusa Manju Mixed Metal Netsuke Hotei Clouds Gourd Japan 1 7/8"
