Japanese Wood Netsuke Samurai Morito & Kesa Signed Tomokazu 友一 Japan
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Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Wood
Age: 20th C. (1900s)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Signed Tomokazu 友一. Maker's mark on base
Size: 2.362" tall (6 cm)
Weight: 0.2 oz (6 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. No cracks or chips. Some light surface wear.
Subject: Netsuke of Morito & Kesa, specifically a copy of the famous netsuke of Morito & Kesa by Naito Koseki. The warrior Endo Morito holding up the severed head of the beauty Kesa Gozen. The virtuous wife of a palace guard, Kesa Gozen became the object of the samurai's unwanted affections, and although she repeatedly refused his advances, he remained persistent. To end things, she asked him to kill her husband, then after cutting off her hair, took her husband's place in bed that night. When Morito discovered that he had killed the beauty, he became a monk, taking the name of Mongaku and doing penance under an icy waterfall.
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Japanese Wood Netsuke Morito & Kesa Signed Tomokazu 友一 Japan
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Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Wood
Age: 20th C. (1900s)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Signed Tomokazu 友一. Maker's mark on base
Size: 2.362" tall (6 cm)
Weight: 0.2 oz (6 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. No cracks or chips. Some light surface wear.
Subject: Netsuke of Morito & Kesa, specifically a copy of the famous netsuke of Morito & Kesa by Naito Koseki. The warrior Endo Morito holding up the severed head of the beauty Kesa Gozen. The virtuous wife of a palace guard, Kesa Gozen became the object of the samurai's unwanted affections, and although she repeatedly refused his advances, he remained persistent. To end things, she asked him to kill her husband, then after cutting off her hair, took her husband's place in bed that night. When Morito discovered that he had killed the beauty, he became a monk, taking the name of Mongaku and doing penance under an icy waterfall.
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Japanese Wood Netsuke Morito & Kesa Signed Tomokazu 友一 Japan