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Netsuke in the shape of Shôki and an oni; maker, Japanese; Edo period 1603–1868, 1st half of the 19th century; materials: carved netsuke sculpture; subject: Shôki mythology and a demon oni; dimensions: height 4.5 cm, width 3.0 cm; function: figurine/netsuke., A small carved figure in warm brown and reddish-brown tones sits against a smooth gray background; the carving depicts an elderly bearded man with a pronounced nose and detailed facial lines, wearing a hat and carrying a textured basket or bundle on his back that holds a compact carved creature with a rounded face and prominent features; the figure shows carved patterns on clothing and hair, with darker brown recessed lines emphasizing the details and lighter brown highlights on raised surfaces, and a soft shadow falls beneath the sculpture on the gray surface.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A30_253

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

66.1Mo (824.8Ko) / 35.3cm x 47.0cm / 4164 x 5552 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Netsuke shape Shôki oni maker Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 1st half 19th century materials carved netsuke sculpture subject Shôki mythology demon oni dimensions height 4.5 cm width 3.0 cm function figurine netsuke small figure warm brown reddish-brown tones sits smooth gray background carving depicts elderly bearded man pronounced nose detailed facial lines wearing hat carrying textured basket bundle back holds compact creature rounded face prominent features carved patterns clothing hair darker brown recessed lines emphasizing details lighter brown highlights raised surfaces soft shadow falls beneath sculpture gray surface.