Antique Japanese Tokoname ware Ceramic Pottery Netsuke Shunga Okame Phallus
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Type: Mennetsuke (Mask Netsuke) Netsuke
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926)
Origin/Maker: Possibly Tokoname ware, Japan. Maker's mark on reverse.
Size: 1.46" maximum length (3.7 cm)
Weight: 0.8 oz (24 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: ?
Collected: Seller from Osaka Japan 10 JUL 2017
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: From one angle it's a mask of Okame (the goddess of mirth), from another angle it's a phallus. Definitely "Shunga" (ie dirty, NSFW)
Location:
Antique Japanese Tokoname ware Ceramic Pottery Netsuke Shunga Okame Phallus
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See also:
Type: Mennetsuke (Mask Netsuke) Netsuke
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926)
Origin/Maker: Possibly Tokoname ware, Japan. Maker's mark on reverse.
Size: 1.46" maximum length (3.7 cm)
Weight: 0.8 oz (24 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: ?
Collected: Seller from Osaka Japan 10 JUL 2017
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: From one angle it's a mask of Okame (the goddess of mirth), from another angle it's a phallus. Definitely "Shunga" (ie dirty, NSFW)
Location:
Antique Japanese Tokoname ware Ceramic Pottery Netsuke Shunga Okame Phallus