Lot Essay
For a netsuke of the same subject see Stig Roth, Netsuke, Samling Salomon Sörensen (Guttenberg, 1933), pl 69, no. 422. The octopus is identified as the physician of Ryujin, the Dragon King of the Sea.
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UNSIGNED, EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
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A FINE IVORY NETSUKE
Unsigned, Edo period (18th century)
Of a tako [octopus], wearing a Kamishimo, a ceremonial garment worn by the warrior class, an inro modelled as an awabi shell and a netsuke made from a conical shell hanging from the sash, its tentacles raised to hold a shell
3¼in. (8cm.) high
Unsigned, Edo period (18th century)
Of a tako [octopus], wearing a Kamishimo, a ceremonial garment worn by the warrior class, an inro modelled as an awabi shell and a netsuke made from a conical shell hanging from the sash, its tentacles raised to hold a shell
3¼in. (8cm.) high
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