Lot details Japan, Edo/Tokyo, second half of 19th century Finely carved as a young oxherder playing the flute atop a recumbent ox. The ox, carved from ebony wood, has finely rendered hairwork and inlaid eyes. The boy, carved from ivory bearing a lustrous polish, is portrayed almost naked wearing only an open robe revealing his genitals, a basket containing a sickle behind him. Big asymmetrical himotoshi and illegible signature to the underside. LENGTH 4.3 cm Condition: With minor surface wear, a section of the ox’s tail repaired. The signature partially eradicated. Provenance: French private collection, purchased from Sotheby’s in 2015. The imagery plays on a Zen Buddhist parable which draws a parallel between the herdboy and ox and the attainment of enlightenment. It is most famously portrayed in the series of ten ox herding pictures (originally only eight) accompanied by a series of short poems by Kakuan Shien. Auction comparison: A related ebony and ivory netsuke of an oxherder with ox by Kagetoshi was sold at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 25 September 2020, Vienna, lot 158 (sold for 3,666 EUR). Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 3-6 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.
Lot details Japan, Edo/Tokyo, second half of 19th century Finely carved as a young oxherder playing the flute atop a recumbent ox. The ox, carved from ebony wood, has finely rendered hairwork and inlaid eyes. The boy, carved from ivory bearing a lustrous polish, is portrayed almost naked wearing only an open robe revealing his genitals, a basket containing a sickle behind him. Big asymmetrical himotoshi and illegible signature to the underside. LENGTH 4.3 cm Condition: With minor surface wear, a section of the ox’s tail repaired. The signature partially eradicated. Provenance: French private collection, purchased from Sotheby’s in 2015. The imagery plays on a Zen Buddhist parable which draws a parallel between the herdboy and ox and the attainment of enlightenment. It is most famously portrayed in the series of ten ox herding pictures (originally only eight) accompanied by a series of short poems by Kakuan Shien. Auction comparison: A related ebony and ivory netsuke of an oxherder with ox by Kagetoshi was sold at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 25 September 2020, Vienna, lot 158 (sold for 3,666 EUR). Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 3-6 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.
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