HIDEMASA: A FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF KIYOHIME
By Hidemasa, signed Hidemasa 秀正 and kakihan
Japan, Osaka, first half of 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Finely carved and stained, depicting the wrathful female demon Kiyohime holding a mallet, her dragon-like body tightly wrapped around the bell of Dojo-ji. Her scales are minutely incised, and her robe is adorned with finely carved floral patterns. As is to be expected from a Hidemasa netsuke, the face is carved extremely well – expressive with inlaid eyes of dark horn and with a healthy dose of humor. Good himotoshi through the bell, and signed HIDEMASA with a kakihan inside a rectangular reserve.
HEIGHT 3.8 cm
Condition: Excellent condition.
Provenance: Old Viennese private collection, collection no. 38, acquired in 1990 in Munich.
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By Hidemasa, signed Hidemasa 秀正 and kakihan
Japan, Osaka, first half of 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Finely carved and stained, depicting the wrathful female demon Kiyohime holding a mallet, her dragon-like body tightly wrapped around the bell of Dojo-ji. Her scales are minutely incised, and her robe is adorned with finely carved floral patterns. As is to be expected from a Hidemasa netsuke, the face is carved extremely well – expressive with inlaid eyes of dark horn and with a healthy dose of humor. Good himotoshi through the bell, and signed HIDEMASA with a kakihan inside a rectangular reserve.
HEIGHT 3.8 cm
Condition: Excellent condition.
Provenance: Old Viennese private collection, collection no. 38, acquired in 1990 in Munich.
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By Hidemasa, signed Hidemasa 秀正 and kakihan
Japan, Osaka, first half of 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Finely carved and stained, depicting the wrathful female demon Kiyohime holding a mallet, her dragon-like body tightly wrapped around the bell of Dojo-ji. Her scales are minutely incised, and her robe is adorned with finely carved floral patterns. As is to be expected from a Hidemasa netsuke, the face is carved extremely well – expressive with inlaid eyes of dark horn and with a healthy dose of humor. Good himotoshi through the bell, and signed HIDEMASA with a kakihan inside a rectangular reserve.
HEIGHT 3.8 cm
Condition: Excellent condition.
Provenance: Old Viennese private collection, collection no. 38, acquired in 1990 in Munich.
Lot details
By Hidemasa, signed Hidemasa 秀正 and kakihan
Japan, Osaka, first half of 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Finely carved and stained, depicting the wrathful female demon Kiyohime holding a mallet, her dragon-like body tightly wrapped around the bell of Dojo-ji. Her scales are minutely incised, and her robe is adorned with finely carved floral patterns. As is to be expected from a Hidemasa netsuke, the face is carved extremely well – expressive with inlaid eyes of dark horn and with a healthy dose of humor. Good himotoshi through the bell, and signed HIDEMASA with a kakihan inside a rectangular reserve.
HEIGHT 3.8 cm
Condition: Excellent condition.
Provenance: Old Viennese private collection, collection no. 38, acquired in 1990 in Munich.
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Time, Location
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