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Staghorn Netsuke of a Dutchman with Child at the Back, 18th C.

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:600.00 EUR Estimated At:960.00 - 1,200.00 EUR
Staghorn Netsuke of a Dutchman with Child at the Back, 18th C.
Staghorn
Japan, 18th century
Detailed elaborated faces
Long garments with orante hems
Himotoshi on the back
Beautiful amber colored patina
Height: 5.5 cm
Very good condition
Provenance: Private collection Cologne
Fine Netsuke in the form of a Dutchman in a long robe with a child on the back

This Japanese staghorn netsuke was made in the 18th century. Depicted is a Dutchman, as imagined by the Japanese at the time. The figure wears a curly Dutch wig and is dressed in a long robe, wearing ornate gaiters and flat shoes. He carries a child on the back and holds a long trumpet with tassels, as used in Chinese parades in Nagasaki. The Dutchman and the child have expressive faces. The material has a lovely amber colored patina. The himotoshi (cord attachment holes) are found on the back.



The netsuke is in very good condition with hardly any signs of age and wear. The height measures 5.5 cm.



Japanese Netsuke

Japanese netsuke are small carvings hung on cords as counterweights to the sagemono (‘hanging container’) that were attached to the belt of kimonos, which would otherwise have no pockets. This enabled the wearer to carry small objects like pipes, tobacco, money or other personal belongings. Netsuke were initially made of root wood, but later included ivory, whale and walrus tusk, boxwood, bamboo and stag horn. Netsuke were often mythologically significant. The motif of the ‘Seven Lucky Gods’ was particularly popular, but animals, flowers, fruits and other everyday objects were also carved. Netsuke originated in the late 17th century with the rise of the middle class and remained in use until the 1880s, when the kimono began to go out of style as an everyday item of clothing.
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