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EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY), SIGNED MINKO ZU AND WITH KAO
Details
A Tsu-School Wood Netsuke
Edo period (18th-19th century), signed Minko zu and with kao
Designed as Kiyohime transforming herself into a snake encircling the temple bell from Dojoji temple, under which hides her beloved, the priest Anchin, whose face can be seen through a hole in the side of the bell, the bell hanger turns, showing Anchin's face colored either red, black or white
1 7/8in. (4.8cm.) high
Edo period (18th-19th century), signed Minko zu and with kao
Designed as Kiyohime transforming herself into a snake encircling the temple bell from Dojoji temple, under which hides her beloved, the priest Anchin, whose face can be seen through a hole in the side of the bell, the bell hanger turns, showing Anchin's face colored either red, black or white
1 7/8in. (4.8cm.) high
Provenance
Paul Bernheimer, Baltimore, 1957