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57. A stag antler sashi-style netsuke, the surface of which has been rendered to simulate a woven bamboo basket. Meiji period.
Height: 10.6 cm |
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58. A sashi-style netsuke carved both sides in cameo with gnarled pine and scholar's rock, symbols of strength and endurance. The reverse has a large-scale engraved signature reading Takayama with inscription Sozan below to the left. Hide Takayama School.
Height: 15.7 cm |
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59. A 19th century kagamibuta (netsuke in the form of a mirror plate in a bowl) depicting Ebisu, the Shinto God of Abundance, kneeling before a mortar and pestle preparing a potion of wellbeing. Executed in the techniques of a shibuichi ground with takazogan (high relief) inlay in silver, gold and shakudo and a detail of his attribute, the fishing pole, in katakiribori. Signed Mingyoku.
Diameter: 4.2 cm |
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60. A very dynamic 19th century Japanese kagamibuta of an enlightened Sennin seated in a state of samadhi, symbolically represented by the countenance of the Buddha that he reveals in his heart space and the gilded nimbus that surrounds him. Like a painting in raised metalwork, there is presence in his intense gaze, the movement in his diaphanous robes and the smoke of his incense burner. Given the attribute of his very long eyebrows, this is likely a portrait of Sariputra, one of the most venerated disciples of the Buddha.
Diameter: 4.4 cm |
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