LOT 143 SHIGEYOSHI: AN INLAID DARK WOOD NETSUKE OF KIYOHIME
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SHIGEYOSHI: AN INLAID DARK WOOD NETSUKE OF KIYOHIMEBy Shigeyoshi, signed Shigeyoshi 重敬 to 刀Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely carved to depict the enraged witch Kiyohime, her inlaid face well detailed, her monstrous serpentine body coiled around the bell of Dojo-ji temple, inside which the priest Anchin is hiding, his face visible through a hole to one side. The handle of the bell can be turned to alternate between the two expressions of Anchin, one showing a pale, frightened expression and the other burnt-red from fire. The underside with large himotoshi and the signature SHIGEYOSHI.LENGTH 3.6 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and traces of use.Provenance: German private collection.The present netsuke is mentioned in Davey, Neil K. (1974) Netsuke: A comprehensive study based on the M.T. Hindson Collection, p. 521, artist no. 2382: “One recorded. Wood. Figure of Kiyohime. Early”.Kiyohime is a character in the story of Anchin and Kiyohime. In this story, she fell in love with a Buddhist monk named Anchin, but after her interest in the monk was rejected, she chased after him and transformed into a serpent in a rage, before killing him in a bell where he had hidden in the Dojo-ji temple. The story originally appeared in two collections of setsuwa (tales), Dainihonkoku hokekyo kenki (c. 1040) and Konjaku Monogatarishu (c. 1120).Auction comparison: Compare a related inlaid ebony netsuke by Tanaka Minko depicting the same subject at Galerie Zacke, Fine Netsuke, Sagemono & Okimono, 24 November 2018, Vienna, lot 70 (sold for 8,469 EUR).
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