AN IVORY NETSUKE
Early 19th century
Carved as a traveling nun standing, looking over her left shoulder and holding a bamboo cane, with red and black highlights
4 1/4in (10.8cm)
Carved as a traveling nun standing, looking over her left shoulder and holding a bamboo cane, with red and black highlights
4 1/4in (10.8cm)
Sold for
US$ 7,320
inc. premium
Footnotes
- The subject of this netsuke is most likely a fox manifesting itself as a woman. According to Japanese mythology, foxes or kitsune have the ability to change form at will. For an example of a fox standing in the same pose before transformation, see Neil K. Davey, Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study based on the M.T. Hindson Collection (New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1974), 318.
Category: Asian Art
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