Japanese Antique Negoro Lacquer Wood Netsuke Nara Todaiji Temple Pillar & Man
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Type: Katabori Netsuke
Material: Negoro Lacquer (layers of black and red lacquer) on Wood
Age: 19th C. (1800s)
Origin/Maker: Unsigned
Size: 1-5/8" tall (4.2 cm)
Weight: 0.6 oz (16 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Bonhams Auction 23772, Netsuke from a European Private Collection, London, New Bond Street, 08 May
2016 at 17:30, Lot 138 Two Negoro-lacquer netsuke Early 19th century (2) Previously purchased in Kyoto
Collected: Bonhams Auction 23772, Netsuke from a European Private Collection, London, New Bond Street, 08 May 2016 at 17:30, Lot 138 Two Negoro-lacquer netsuke Early 19th century (2). Previously purchased in Kyoto in 1982
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some light wear.
Published: Auction Catalogue
Subject:
A pilgrim clasping a hollowed pillar at the Todaiji temple in Nara, to show its great size.
根来塗根付 二点 (東大寺の柱、般若) 19世紀前期
A man with his arms outstretched around the pierced pillar at the Nara Todaiji Temple. The pillar is coated with red and black negoro lacquer, and the man is coated with gold, green, and black lacquer.
From https://muza-chan.net/japan/index.php/blog/sightseeing-nara-todaiji
Inside the Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsuden) of the Todaiji Temple in Nara, towards the exit - right near the souvenir area, there is one of the main pillars of the building.
It’s a very thick pillar (it holds the largest wooden building in the world) and at the base it is pierced by a hole, which is said to be the same size as the Daibutsu’s nostril. The legend says that if you manage to pass through this hole, you will attain enlightenment in the next life.
So many people try, that the temple even installed a belt queuing system.
Title:
Japanese Antique Negoro Lacquer Wood Netsuke Nara Todaiji Temple Pillar & Man
www.ebay.com/sch/xcoasterxtreme/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1
See also:
Type: Katabori Netsuke
Material: Negoro Lacquer (layers of black and red lacquer) on Wood
Age: 19th C. (1800s)
Origin/Maker: Unsigned
Size: 1-5/8" tall (4.2 cm)
Weight: 0.6 oz (16 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Bonhams Auction 23772, Netsuke from a European Private Collection, London, New Bond Street, 08 May
2016 at 17:30, Lot 138 Two Negoro-lacquer netsuke Early 19th century (2) Previously purchased in Kyoto
Collected: Bonhams Auction 23772, Netsuke from a European Private Collection, London, New Bond Street, 08 May 2016 at 17:30, Lot 138 Two Negoro-lacquer netsuke Early 19th century (2). Previously purchased in Kyoto in 1982
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some light wear.
Published: Auction Catalogue
Subject:
A pilgrim clasping a hollowed pillar at the Todaiji temple in Nara, to show its great size.
根来塗根付 二点 (東大寺の柱、般若) 19世紀前期
A man with his arms outstretched around the pierced pillar at the Nara Todaiji Temple. The pillar is coated with red and black negoro lacquer, and the man is coated with gold, green, and black lacquer.
From https://muza-chan.net/japan/index.php/blog/sightseeing-nara-todaiji
Inside the Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsuden) of the Todaiji Temple in Nara, towards the exit - right near the souvenir area, there is one of the main pillars of the building.
It’s a very thick pillar (it holds the largest wooden building in the world) and at the base it is pierced by a hole, which is said to be the same size as the Daibutsu’s nostril. The legend says that if you manage to pass through this hole, you will attain enlightenment in the next life.
So many people try, that the temple even installed a belt queuing system.
Title:
Japanese Antique Negoro Lacquer Wood Netsuke Nara Todaiji Temple Pillar & Man