Antique Japanese Kyoto Ceramic Manju Netsuke Blue & White Dragon Japan
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Type: Manju (Bun Shaped) Netsuke
Material: Glazed Porcelain
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Kyoto ware, Japan.
Size: 1.6" long (4.1 cm), 1.6" wide (4.1 cm)
Weight: 1.0 oz (29 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: 30 APR 2017, Seller from Gifu, Japan
Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some light surface wear. Some crazing.
Subject: Underglaze blue and white porcelain manju netsuke of a Dragon, holding a jewel, flying among the clouds. A similar example from the book "Adornment in Clay: Ceramic Netsuke from the RIchard R. Silverman Collection" is described as such:
"20. Square manju with dragon motif
Mid-19th century
Sealed: [undeciphered]
Kyoto ware; porcelain with clear glaze and blue underglaze, W. 5.5 cm
Gift of Richard R. Silverman, 2009.78
This square-shaped manju netsuke includes a decorative motif of a flying dragon in clouds. Ceramic manju netsuke-a form that is typically round were often used like small canvases for detailed painted scenes like this fine example of sometsuke, blue-and-white porcelain. The dragon (ryû), the fifth animal in the East Asian zodiac, was a subject often treated by Japanese artists. The dragon was associated with water and is frequently rendered flying in the clouds to produce rain. Living in the sky, it was related to concepts of the Western Paradise in Buddhism and came to be seen as a protector of the Buddhist faith. From early times, it was also used as a symbol of imperial power. The name Matsumoto on the painted seal has not been identified."
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Antique Japanese Kyoto Ceramic Manju Netsuke Blue & White Dragon Japan
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See also:
Type: Manju (Bun Shaped) Netsuke
Material: Glazed Porcelain
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Kyoto ware, Japan.
Size: 1.6" long (4.1 cm), 1.6" wide (4.1 cm)
Weight: 1.0 oz (29 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: 30 APR 2017, Seller from Gifu, Japan
Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some light surface wear. Some crazing.
Subject: Underglaze blue and white porcelain manju netsuke of a Dragon, holding a jewel, flying among the clouds. A similar example from the book "Adornment in Clay: Ceramic Netsuke from the RIchard R. Silverman Collection" is described as such:
"20. Square manju with dragon motif
Mid-19th century
Sealed: [undeciphered]
Kyoto ware; porcelain with clear glaze and blue underglaze, W. 5.5 cm
Gift of Richard R. Silverman, 2009.78
This square-shaped manju netsuke includes a decorative motif of a flying dragon in clouds. Ceramic manju netsuke-a form that is typically round were often used like small canvases for detailed painted scenes like this fine example of sometsuke, blue-and-white porcelain. The dragon (ryû), the fifth animal in the East Asian zodiac, was a subject often treated by Japanese artists. The dragon was associated with water and is frequently rendered flying in the clouds to produce rain. Living in the sky, it was related to concepts of the Western Paradise in Buddhism and came to be seen as a protector of the Buddhist faith. From early times, it was also used as a symbol of imperial power. The name Matsumoto on the painted seal has not been identified."
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Antique Japanese Kyoto Ceramic Manju Netsuke Blue & White Dragon Japan