Width: 6cms
Height: 5cms
Date: 19th Century
Product Code: KPNE06
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A large 19th Century Japanese carved wood netsuke of a lion dog head with a gurning mask to the reverse both with inlaid eyes.
Signed to reverse on tablet.
Condition – Excellent
Lion Dog
Known as Komainu in Japan, are mythical lion like statues which are places at the entrance of a place of worship or home to ward off evil spirits. Often one will have and open mouth and one will have a closed mouth this represents the beginning and end of all things.
Lion Dog Dance
The Lion Dog or shishi-mai as it is known in Japan, originally comes from China, it was adopted into Japanese culture during the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and was performed to celebrate the Buddha’s birthday. Today it is performed at New Years to bring luck and drive away evil spirits. The Lion Dance is also an important part of Shinto festivals and it is believed there are as many as 9000 variations of the dance varying by region.
Netsuke
A netsuke is essentially a toggle, used to prevent an object (usually an inro) from slipping through the obi (kimono belt). A cord is passed through the himotoshi (two small holes on the netsuke or a natural hole formed by a leg or arm of the piece) the other end tied to a container containing money, herbs or tobacco. The cord is then passed through the obi with the netsuke resting above it and the container below.
Netsuke have evolved from being utilitarian objects to miniature sculptures of great beauty and craftsmanship. Subjects they depict wide ranging and are an important record of Japanese life and folklore.
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