AN IVORY NETSUKE OF KANZAN WITH A SCROLL

Kanzan was a hermit who lived on a lonely mountain in China and wrote poems, of which around 300 are known today. Jittoku was his companion who worked in the monastery kitchen. Both are easily recognizable, with a boy-like appearance like in this netsuke, which shows only Kanzan reading from a scroll. They have both become Daoist saints due to their experience of the true nature of things. A very cohesive, well-rounded figural composition, with spots of honey patina. Large and good himotoshi through the back and on the underside.

Category:
Netsuke
Subcategory:
-
Subject:
Figural
Material:
Ivory
Age/Country:
19th Century
Artist:
-
Provenance/Owner:
Galerie Zacke
Signed:
unsigned
Type:
Katabori
Height:
46mm mm
Width:
mm
Depth:
mm
ID number:

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