Netsuke: Tobosaku (Chinese: Dongfang Shou) sennin, who stole the peach of immortality
| Accession Nr.: | 53.393.1 |
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| Type: | bone objects; object for daily use; statuette |
| Artist/Maker: | |
| Date of production: |
C. mid-19th century
Edo (Tokugawa) period or Meiji era |
| Place of production: |
| Signed: | Signed: Gyokuo / 玉翁 |
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| Materials/Techniques: | ivory |
| Dimensions: | height: 4.2 cm |
Artist's full name: Chikurindo Gyokuo (竹林堂玉翁)
Purchased at the Oppenheimer auction, Munich, 1913. (HMI_227/1953)
Published in: Cseh, Éva, Netsuke: Japanese miniature carvings. Budapest, Hopp Ferenc Kelet-Ázsiai Müvészeti Múzeum, 2001, 29.
Analogy (of signature):
https://www.bonhams.com/auction/26580/lot/48/a-small-boar-tusk-netsuke-with-an-eagle-and-pine-by-gyokuo-iwami-province-19th-century
Purchased at the Oppenheimer auction, Munich, 1913. (HMI_227/1953)
Published in: Cseh, Éva, Netsuke: Japanese miniature carvings. Budapest, Hopp Ferenc Kelet-Ázsiai Müvészeti Múzeum, 2001, 29.
Analogy (of signature):
https://www.bonhams.com/auction/26580/lot/48/a-small-boar-tusk-netsuke-with-an-eagle-and-pine-by-gyokuo-iwami-province-19th-century
