Bamboo Seal Netsuke
Tiger & Bamboo
Type: Seal / Stamp / Hanko Netsuke
Material: Bamboo
Age: Probably Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Unknown
Size: 1 1/2" tall (3.8 cm)
Weight: 0.1 oz (4 g)
Provenance: Yahoo Auctions Japan seller from Japan
Collected: 5 OCT 2017
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some wear and staining (mostly stained with vermillion ink from the stamp).
Subject: Unusual seal / stamp / hanko netsuke carved from a bamboo node, with a seated tiger at the top of the seal. Seal has a four-character mark. Possibly a silk seal. Natural himotoshi (cord hole) formed by gap under the tiger's leg.
Location:
Antique Japanese Bamboo Seal Netsuke Tiger Hanko Stamp Japan
Material: Bamboo
Age: Probably Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Unknown
Size: 1 1/2" tall (3.8 cm)
Weight: 0.1 oz (4 g)
Provenance: Yahoo Auctions Japan seller from Japan
Collected: 5 OCT 2017
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some wear and staining (mostly stained with vermillion ink from the stamp).
Subject: Unusual seal / stamp / hanko netsuke carved from a bamboo node, with a seated tiger at the top of the seal. Seal has a four-character mark. Possibly a silk seal. Natural himotoshi (cord hole) formed by gap under the tiger's leg.
Location:
Antique Japanese Bamboo Seal Netsuke Tiger Hanko Stamp Japan