AN IVORY NETSUKE

SIGNED JUGYOKU (EDO), EDO/MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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AN IVORY NETSUKE
Signed Jugyoku (Edo), Edo/Meiji Period (19th Century)
Of a kappa sitting by a large cucumber next to an infant kappa which clasps its parent by the right arm, katabori, ivory with dark staining; signed underneath Jugyoku
1.5/8in. (4cm.) long

來源

Szechenyi Collection

拍品專文

The river-dwelling spirit known as kappa (only one of several names used in different parts of Japan) usually appears in netsuke as a terrapin-like creature but can also be depicted as a boy, a bird or an otter. It always has a hollow in its head containing water and will soon die if the water is spilt.