Stag Antler Netsuke
Tea Whisk

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Type: Katabori Netsuke
Material: Stag Antler
Age: Edo Period (1603 - 1868)
Origin/Maker: Japan
Size: 2.6" tall (6.6 cm)
Weight: 1 oz (28 g)
Provenance:
Collected: 22 JAN 2015, eBay seller from Okayama, Japan
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos.
Subject: Katabori stag antler netsuke, with himotoshi cord hole through the side, in the design of a bamboo tea whisk (chasen) used in tea ceremony to make matcha. Note that even the threads between the individual bamboo strands was carefully carved.
Location:
Antique Japanese Stag Antler Netsuke of Chasen Bamboo Tea Whisk
Type: Katabori Netsuke
Material: Stag Antler
Age: Edo Period (1603 - 1868)
Origin/Maker: Japan
Size: 2.6" tall (6.6 cm)
Weight: 1 oz (28 g)
Provenance:
Collected: 22 JAN 2015, eBay seller from Okayama, Japan
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos.
Subject: Katabori stag antler netsuke, with himotoshi cord hole through the side, in the design of a bamboo tea whisk (chasen) used in tea ceremony to make matcha. Note that even the threads between the individual bamboo strands was carefully carved.
Location:
Antique Japanese Stag Antler Netsuke of Chasen Bamboo Tea Whisk