A standing fishergirl (ama) nude except for a skirt. Her head is prominent due to its size, especially the forehead, her face showing a fine, pensive expression. With one hand she is touching her hair and in the other she holds a sickle, which she uses to cut off the seaweed (egonori) but also to search for clams and pearls. Fishergirls (ama) would dive into the water while tied to a rope used to pull them back up. Large himotoshi on the reverse. The antler, almost appearing like ivory with very little ‘imperfections’ used is completely hollow and the legs and the top of her hair are inserted. The artist has managed to carve a fine netsuke from a piece of scrap material.

Category:

Netsuke

Subcategory:

-

Subject:

Figural

Material:

Antler

Age/Country:

19th Century

Artist:

-

Provenance/Owner:

Galerie Zacke

Signed:

unsigned

Type:

Tall figural

Height:

72mm mm

Width:

mm

Depth:

mm

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