Antique
Japanese Netsuke
Samurai
Kabuki Play
Netsuke Signature: Seizui, Circa: early
1900S'
H 1.75 in.(4.5cm.), W 1.75 in.(4.5cm), D 1.25 in.(3cm)
Condition: excellent! Antique
Japanese netsuke, carved from fine well marked tusk ivory, cream to gold in color,
polished and lightly stained, displaying a variety of textures, from the smoothness
of the pugnacious face and unembellished fabric, to the dramatically patterned
folded and gathered kimono, displaying the richness of the Kabuki theatre, and
in particular the Jidaimono, or history plays, in which characters may be aristocrats
such as samurai, lords, princesses and empresses, and often a kind of superhero
will dominate the drama, presenting the opportunity for the netsuke carver to
display his gifts in a versatile medium which despite its small size can rise
to heroic proportions.
| Sold
To Private Collection |