Antique Japanese Roiro Lacquer Wood Netsuke of an Eggplant (Nasubi) Japan
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Type: Netsuke
Material: Lacquer on Wood
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan
Size: 2-1/4" long (5.7 cm)
Weight: 0.5 oz (15 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Collected: Yahoo Auctions Japan seller from Hyogo, 25 FEB 2017
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Small chip to end of stem, and small dent to side of netsuke
Subject: Superbly modeled as an eggplant (nasubi) with an elegantly trimmed stem, the flesh of lustrous roiro lacquer with the area around the stems masterfully stippled with some red lacquer. The back with well-hollowed himotoshi.
Location:
Antique Japanese Roiro Lacquer Wood Netsuke of an Eggplant (Nasubi) Japan
Similar Examples:
A nearly identical example recently sold at auction through Galerie Zacke on 3 NOV 2023 for 1000 EUR (Lot 338: A FINE ROIRO LACQUER WOOD NETSUKE OF AN EGGPLANT (NASUBI))
www.ebay.com/sch/xcoasterxtreme/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1
See also:
Type: Netsuke
Material: Lacquer on Wood
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan
Size: 2-1/4" long (5.7 cm)
Weight: 0.5 oz (15 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Collected: Yahoo Auctions Japan seller from Hyogo, 25 FEB 2017
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Small chip to end of stem, and small dent to side of netsuke
Subject: Superbly modeled as an eggplant (nasubi) with an elegantly trimmed stem, the flesh of lustrous roiro lacquer with the area around the stems masterfully stippled with some red lacquer. The back with well-hollowed himotoshi.
Location:
Antique Japanese Roiro Lacquer Wood Netsuke of an Eggplant (Nasubi) Japan
Similar Examples:
A nearly identical example recently sold at auction through Galerie Zacke on 3 NOV 2023 for 1000 EUR (Lot 338: A FINE ROIRO LACQUER WOOD NETSUKE OF AN EGGPLANT (NASUBI))