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Nestuke in the form of a calabash gourd realised from an unmature cucurbitacea
$1,433.06
£1,070.81
€1,200
CA$1,976.69
A$2,165.40
CHF 1,139.78
MX$25,844.64
NOK 14,529.35
SEK 13,282.02
DKK 9,143.06
About the Item
Netsuke made from a natural lacquered calabash.
Curved around itself, it has a main bulb at the bottom and a second smaller bulb below the opening. It is narrowed in the middle, where the silk cord is attached. Wooden stopper with red wax and coral ojime. The artist dried and emptied the calabash - hence the small hole - before covering it with lacquer to stabilize and protect it.
The calabash is a plant native to the tropical regions of Africa and Asia. It is cultivated for its gourd-shaped fruit, which once dried is used for the manufacture of various traditional objects such as kitchen utensils, containers or lamps.
The kimono being a piece of cloth mostly designed without any pocket, the small items of day-to-day life were hung on the belt almost like a chatelaine, but rather in small boxes that were part of a greater set called sagemono. In order to be kept firmly in place a netsuke was notch into the belt (obi) of the kimono, this would secure any type of sagemono and help tighten the link between social status and traditional apparel. Netsuke are small figurine made of wood, sometime ivory and are among the greatest example of the excellence of Japanese craftsmen. They are meticulously sculpted, often in precious material, and always over a long period, sometimes, up to a month. Under the Edo era, rich collectors were already fighting for the most attractive pieces, preserving these from being worn too intensively. Under the Meiji era a lot of aspects of society changed, so did fashion and with it netsuke and sagemono lost most of their utilitarian purpose only leaving the attraction one could have for any type of precious and small objects.
Japan - Meiji (1868-1912), 19th century
Netsuke: height 1.2 in / 3.8 cm - width 1.6 in / 4.5 cm - depth: 2.7 in / 7 cm
- Dimensions:Height: 1.5 in (3.8 cm)Width: 1.78 in (4.5 cm)Depth: 2.76 in (7 cm)
- Style:Meiji (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Fruitwood,Lacquered
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1868-1912
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:PARIS, FR
- Reference Number:Seller: 2024-12321stDibs: LU8311245924112
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