Monday, November 17, 2014

Netsuke value in Japanese culture and importance of sculpture

  Antique Chinese hardwood reddish Netsuke of  a sage ( Shaulao)  with animals.The netsukes are the products of Japan originally  small in size  spreading gradually to other regions.
. Manufacturer marks available on Netsuke  showing the age of manufacture
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Height 15 cm Width  7 cmWeight  227 gms

2. The sculture made from bony material depicts elephants in the upper and lower portion of its body showing might of the era.



Height 10.50 cm
width   4.00 cm
Weight  118 gms

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