Katalognummer: NE1119-253 A MAGNIFICENT AND RARE STAG ANTLER NETSUKE OF A KAPPA NINGYO ATTRIBUTED TO OZAKI KOKUSAI Unsigned, attributed to Osaki Kokusai (1835-1892) Japan, Tokyo, Asakusa, mid to late 19th century Brilliantly carved in openwork depicting a mermaid (ningyo) with a long fish-like tail, supple breasts and the head of a kappa, surrounded by dense and crashing stylized waves. The fantastic mythical creature holds on to the wave-frame and to a spray of another wave, the hands crisply carved and the movement of the composition achieved masterfully, as if the imaginary beast was floating through a sea of waves. One can only image what it would be like to be serenaded by this mysterious being. The head is slightly turned to the right, the mouth is slightly opened, and the eyes are large and wide-open – a truly enigmatic expression. The difficult material is masterfully utilized, in typical Kokusai fashion, carved from a branch point near the coronet, and showing a wonderful gnarly structure on the sides. Unsigned, however confidently attributed to Ozaki Kokusai. Natural himotoshi. HEIGHT 3.1 cm, LENGTH 4 cm Condition: Excellent condition. Provenance: French private collection. Ozaki Kokusai (1835-1892), whose real name was Ozaki Soso, was the founder of the famous Asakusa school in Tokyo, which was the center for stag antler carving in Japan during the latter half of the 19th century, and produced, in their own right, some of the greatest masterpieces of netsuke art from difficult materials. He was a modernist, though he still had ties to tradition. Like Shibata Zeshin, he lived through the dramatic change between the Edo and Meiji periods and utilized his genius to combine traditionalist ideas with ambitious modern ideas, leading the way into modern Japan, also exhibited in this netsuke with the birth of this fantastic creature. Literature comparison: Compare the manner of the expression to a similar netsuke by Ozaki Kokusai in Kokusai the Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan’, Sydney L. Moss, Ltd., 2016, no. 119. Schätzpreis 估價: € 8.000 Startpreis 起拍價: € 4.000 -
Katalognummer: NE1119-253 A MAGNIFICENT AND RARE STAG ANTLER NETSUKE OF A KAPPA NINGYO ATTRIBUTED TO OZAKI KOKUSAI Unsigned, attributed to Osaki Kokusai (1835-1892) Japan, Tokyo, Asakusa, mid to late 19th century Brilliantly carved in openwork depicting a mermaid (ningyo) with a long fish-like tail, supple breasts and the head of a kappa, surrounded by dense and crashing stylized waves. The fantastic mythical creature holds on to the wave-frame and to a spray of another wave, the hands crisply carved and the movement of the composition achieved masterfully, as if the imaginary beast was floating through a sea of waves. One can only image what it would be like to be serenaded by this mysterious being. The head is slightly turned to the right, the mouth is slightly opened, and the eyes are large and wide-open – a truly enigmatic expression. The difficult material is masterfully utilized, in typical Kokusai fashion, carved from a branch point near the coronet, and showing a wonderful gnarly structure on the sides. Unsigned, however confidently attributed to Ozaki Kokusai. Natural himotoshi. HEIGHT 3.1 cm, LENGTH 4 cm Condition: Excellent condition. Provenance: French private collection. Ozaki Kokusai (1835-1892), whose real name was Ozaki Soso, was the founder of the famous Asakusa school in Tokyo, which was the center for stag antler carving in Japan during the latter half of the 19th century, and produced, in their own right, some of the greatest masterpieces of netsuke art from difficult materials. He was a modernist, though he still had ties to tradition. Like Shibata Zeshin, he lived through the dramatic change between the Edo and Meiji periods and utilized his genius to combine traditionalist ideas with ambitious modern ideas, leading the way into modern Japan, also exhibited in this netsuke with the birth of this fantastic creature. Literature comparison: Compare the manner of the expression to a similar netsuke by Ozaki Kokusai in Kokusai the Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan’, Sydney L. Moss, Ltd., 2016, no. 119. Schätzpreis 估價: € 8.000 Startpreis 起拍價: € 4.000 -
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