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Netsuke in the shape of Daikoku and Ebisu, Ryôji fl. ca. 1886–1900? sculptor; Japanese, Meiji 1868–1912; netsuke katabori carved from material; depicts Daikoku sitting on a rat holding a hammer and a bag, and Ebisu holding a fishing rod riding a giant fish, set in a miniature rocky landscape with a bridge; details include carps, rats, sea waves, bamboo leaves, finely carved facial features, fish scale outlines, rat fur, and the rat's eyes marked with microscopic inlays of black-dyed bone; 4th quarter of the 19th century; height 3.9 cm, width 4.0 cm., A small carved object sits on a reflective surface against a plain gray background, showing a smooth, aged ivory or beige material with darker brown shaded edges and carved lines. The object has an irregular oval shape with carved organic ridges and a few recessed circular holes in its center area. There is a small round patch on one side and an elongated carved oval panel with fine incised markings on the other, along with subtle stippled dots near the panel. The overall colors visible are beige, brown, and gray, with the reflection of the object faintly visible on the glossy surface.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A24_084

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

43.6Mo (312.5Ko) / 40.5cm x 27.0cm / 4778 x 3186 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Netsuke shape Daikoku Ebisu Ryôji fl ca 1886–1900 sculptor Japanese Meiji 1868–1912 netsuke katabori carved material depicts Daikoku sitting rat holding hammer bag Ebisu holding fishing rod riding giant fish set miniature rocky landscape bridge details include carps rats sea waves bamboo leaves finely carved facial features fish scale outlines rat fur rat's eyes marked microscopic inlays black-dyed bone 4th quarter 19th century height 3.9 cm width 4.0 cm small object sits reflective surface plain gray background showing smooth aged ivory beige material darker brown shaded edges carved lines object irregular oval shape carved organic ridges recessed circular holes center area small round patch side elongated oval panel fine incised markings subtle stippled dots near panel colors visible beige brown gray reflection object faintly visible glossy surface.