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ANTIQUE #SA555904

Japanese Meiji Period IVory Netsuke Of Kadori Myojin & Namazu

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Steve Sly Japanese Works of Art

As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Ivory Netsuke depicting Kadori Myojin, this scene depicts Kadori Myojin seated with his gourd, the Namazu slowly emerges from the gourd, In Japanese mythology the story is told that the Earthquake fish the Namazu is a large Catfish with a body that resembles an eel, it was thought to live underneath the Japanese islands ans cause Earthquakes by its movement, the God Kadori Myojin was thought to rub it with a gourd to help keep it quiet, artist signed underside in a two character signature that translates to read ''Miyagi Chokusai'', a great addition to your Japanese works of art collection.
 
Provenance:
 
The Katchen collection, Paris
 
Condition report:
 
Lovely original used condition
 
Approximate size:
 
Height: 1.3'' 3.3 cm
 
Width: 1'' 2.6 cm
 
Depth: 0.8'' 2.2 cm
 
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Antique SA555904 shown on this page was made in 1880. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1880
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Steve Sly Japanese Works of Art
SPECIALISTS IN JAPANESE WORKS OF ART FROM THE MEIJI PERIOD 1868-1912
Steve Sly Japanese Works of Art is also an antique trade association member of BADA
Dorset
United Kingdom
Tel: 07774 635918
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD