Lot Essay
Shinno is believed to be the founder of medicine and inventor of various potions.
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UNSIGNED, EDO PERIOD (17TH/19TH CENTURY)
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TWO IVORY NETSUKE
Unsigned, Edo period (17th/19th Century)
An ivory netsuke of Shinno wearing his garment of leaves and seated on a rock, holding a gourd in the left hand and a leaf in the other (age cracks and rubbing); another of a sennin, the light leafy garment revealing his bare chest, and carrying a wine gourd on his back and a staff in his right hand
17/8in. (4.8cm.) and 25/8in. (6.7cm.) high respectively (2)
Unsigned, Edo period (17th/19th Century)
An ivory netsuke of Shinno wearing his garment of leaves and seated on a rock, holding a gourd in the left hand and a leaf in the other (age cracks and rubbing); another of a sennin, the light leafy garment revealing his bare chest, and carrying a wine gourd on his back and a staff in his right hand
17/8in. (4.8cm.) and 25/8in. (6.7cm.) high respectively (2)
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