LOT 220 A SUPERB SAISHIKI NETSUKE OF KANSHIN Unsigned Japa…
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A SUPERB SAISHIKI NETSUKE OF KANSHIN Unsigned Japan, Osaka, late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Published: Östasiatiska Museet (1999) Netsuke, p. 60. Exhibited: Östasiatiska Museet, Sweden, Stockholm, 16 October 1999 – 9 January 2000. A saishiki (painted) hinoki wood netsuke of Kanshin crawling through the legs of a rogue challenger, looking to the right with an amusingly humiliated expression. The challenger lifts his robe letting Kanshin pass through, the opening forming the himotoshi, looking backwards disgruntled. The juxtaposition of the individual expressions is masterful. The hinoki (cypress) wood is painted with gesso and polychrome pigments, characteristically worn. HEIGHT 6.2 cm Condition: Excellent, characteristically worn condition. Provenance: Ex collection Mrs. Gunvor Bjorkman. Kanshin was the grandson of the Chinese prince of Han, dispossessed of his land and reduced to living in poverty. One day walking through a marketplace, he was challenged by a coarse ruffian who refused to let him pass unless he would draw his sword or crawl through his legs. Kanshin chose the latter as he refused to fight anyone of lower birth.
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