Lot Essay
Fernandez Mendez Pinto was a Portuguese traveler who was shipwrecked in 1543 onto Tanegashima Island in present-day Kyushu. He is credited with introducing the first firearm to Japan.
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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED IKKOSAI (IKKOSAI TOUN)
Details
An Edo-School Ivory Netsuke**
Edo period (19th century), signed Ikkosai (Ikkosai Toun)
Of the Portuguese traveller Fernandez Mendez Pinto standing holding a kirin on a lead, his long tunic buttoned at the front and decorated with floral scroll, his tricorn hat with a tassel on the crown
3in. (7.5cm.) high
Edo period (19th century), signed Ikkosai (Ikkosai Toun)
Of the Portuguese traveller Fernandez Mendez Pinto standing holding a kirin on a lead, his long tunic buttoned at the front and decorated with floral scroll, his tricorn hat with a tassel on the crown
3in. (7.5cm.) high
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