An ebony or kurogaki wood netsuke of a Himalayan bear
By Hosai, Edo/Tokyo, late 19th century
By Hosai, Edo/Tokyo, late 19th century
Signed on a green-stained tablet Hosai.
3.8cm (1½in) high.
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Published:
Katchen, N7, vol.1, p.243, no.K359.
Seated, leaning forward and licking its raised right forepaw, forming a compact composition, the pads beneath its feet with ukibori pimples and the distinctive crescent on its chest inlaid with bone, one leg forming the himotoshi.
The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus), also known as the moon bear or white-chested bear, is native to much of Asia, including the Himalayas, China, Taiwan and the Honshu and Shikoku islands of Japan.
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By Hosai, Edo/Tokyo, late 19th century
By Hosai, Edo/Tokyo, late 19th century
Signed on a green-stained tablet Hosai.
3.8cm (1½in) high.
??/????? ??? ????? 19????
Published:
Katchen, N7, vol.1, p.243, no.K359.
Seated, leaning forward and licking its raised right forepaw, forming a compact composition, the pads beneath its feet with ukibori pimples and the distinctive crescent on its chest inlaid with bone, one leg forming the himotoshi.
The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus), also known as the moon bear or white-chested bear, is native to much of Asia, including the Himalayas, China, Taiwan and the Honshu and Shikoku islands of Japan.
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