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SHUZAN STYLE NETSUKE OF
SAISHIKI NETSUKE OF A STANDING
BISHAMON TEN BEARDED
FOREIGNER
Style of Yoshimura Shuzan,
unsigned Unsigned
Japan, Osaka, 18th century, Japan, Osaka, late 18th to early 19th
Edo period (1615-1868) century, Edo period (1615-1868)

Published: Östasiatiska Museet Published: Östasiatiska Museet
(1999) Netsuke, p. 75. (1999) Netsuke, p. 75.
Exhibited: Östasiatiska Museet, Exhibited: Östasiatiska Museet,
Sweden, Stockholm, 16 October Sweden, Stockholm, 16 October
1999 – 9 January 2000. 1999 – 9 January 2000.

Expressively carved saishiki Depicting a standing foreigner,
(painted) hinoki wood netsuke carved from a light hinoki (cypress)
depicting Bishamon Ten holding a wood, holding his beard in one
pagoda-shaped shrine before him hand and a short knife in the
and wielding a large axe next to other. He looks upwards, his face
him, a sheathed dagger is attached is expressive, and the painted
to his side. The heavenly king of eyes are wide opened. His face
the north is shown thick-bearded and upper body are colored in red
and looking upwards to his left. His paint. His garment with celestial
robe is carved very well, decorated bands is decorated with blue and
with various pigments underneath a white pigments. Large himotoshi
gesso layer, and shows fine flowing through the back.
heavenly garlands. Himotoshi
through the reverse. HEIGHT 10.5 cm
HEIGHT 10 cm Condition: Good, worn condition.
Provenance: Ex-collection Mrs.
Condition: Good, worn condition – Gunvor Bjorkman.
appropriate for this type of netsuke.
Provenance: Ex-collection Mrs. Estimate EUR 2.000,-
Gunvor Bjorkman. Starting price EUR 1.000,-
Auction comparison: Compare to a
related netsuke sold by Bonhams,
Fine Japanese Art, 12 May 2016,
London, lot 236.
Estimate EUR 2.000,-
Starting price EUR 1.000,-

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