Antique Japanese Wood Netsuke Shogi Chess Board Game Tiles Japan
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Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Kurogaki Dark Wood
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 1.8" tall (4.5 cm), 1.5" long (3.8 cm), 0.866" wide (2.2 cm)
Weight: 0.3 oz (9 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Tottori, Japan, 2 NOV 2014
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Several chips, appears to possibly be missing a small piece near the himotoshi cord hole. Some surface wear.
Subject: Netsuke of three stacked Shogi (Japanese Chess) board game pieces. Decorated with the following pieces:
金将 kinshō (Gold general ("Gold"))
銀将 ginshō (Silver general ("Silver"))
王将 ōshō (King - This piece is undecorated but judging by it's larger size and visible undecorated side, is presumably the King)
Location:
Antique Japanese Wood Netsuke Shogi Chess Board Game Tiles Japan
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Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Kurogaki Dark Wood
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 1.8" tall (4.5 cm), 1.5" long (3.8 cm), 0.866" wide (2.2 cm)
Weight: 0.3 oz (9 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Tottori, Japan, 2 NOV 2014
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Several chips, appears to possibly be missing a small piece near the himotoshi cord hole. Some surface wear.
Subject: Netsuke of three stacked Shogi (Japanese Chess) board game pieces. Decorated with the following pieces:
金将 kinshō (Gold general ("Gold"))
銀将 ginshō (Silver general ("Silver"))
王将 ōshō (King - This piece is undecorated but judging by it's larger size and visible undecorated side, is presumably the King)
Location:
Antique Japanese Wood Netsuke Shogi Chess Board Game Tiles Japan