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A Boxwood Netsuke Depicting A Snake Wrapping Around A Pumpkin
A Boxwood Netsuke Depicting A Snake Wrapping Around A Pumpkin - Asian Works of Art Style A Boxwood Netsuke Depicting A Snake Wrapping Around A Pumpkin -
Ref : 111293
1 800 €
Period :
19th century
Provenance :
Japan
Medium :
Boxwood
Dimensions :
l. 1.38 inch X H. 1.18 inch X P. 1.3 inch
Asian Works of Art  - A Boxwood Netsuke Depicting A Snake Wrapping Around A Pumpkin 19th century - A Boxwood Netsuke Depicting A Snake Wrapping Around A Pumpkin
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A Boxwood Netsuke Depicting A Snake Wrapping Around A Pumpkin

The snake is a symbol often associated with rebirth, transformation while the pumpkin is a symbol of fertility, abundance and prosperity in Japanese tradition.

Signed Yoshimasa (??) under the pumpkin in “ukibori”.

For similar netsuke see the Katchen collection, published N7, vol.2, p.31, no.K329.

Origin: Japan

Period: Edo 19th century.

Dimensions: 3 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm.

State of conservation: Very good

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