Antique Japanese Wood Netsuke Large Head Yokai holding bag with two Karako Japan
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Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Wood
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 1.5" tall (3.9 cm), 1.9" wide (4.8 cm)
Weight: 0.7 oz (19 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Tokyo, Japan, 2019
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Chip to end of bag in right hand, to left foot and adjacent robe edge. Some vertical age cracks. Some surface wear.
Subject: A man with a large head (possibly some kind of Yokai or Bakemono (monster), judging by his size and expression), holding a bag with two Chinese styled children (Karako) inside (one holding a fan, the other possibly holding a drum)
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Antique Japanese Wood Netsuke Large Head Yokai holding bag with two Karako Japan
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Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Wood
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 1.5" tall (3.9 cm), 1.9" wide (4.8 cm)
Weight: 0.7 oz (19 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Tokyo, Japan, 2019
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Chip to end of bag in right hand, to left foot and adjacent robe edge. Some vertical age cracks. Some surface wear.
Subject: A man with a large head (possibly some kind of Yokai or Bakemono (monster), judging by his size and expression), holding a bag with two Chinese styled children (Karako) inside (one holding a fan, the other possibly holding a drum)
Location:
Antique Japanese Wood Netsuke Large Head Yokai holding bag with two Karako Japan