Antique Japanese
Saishiki Painted Wood Ittobori Netsuke Uji Tea Picker Woman
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Type: Ittobori (Single Knife Carved) Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Painted Wood
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Uji, Kyoto, Japan. Kakihan maker's mark on base
Size: 1 1/2" tall (3.81 cm)
Weight: 0.2 oz (7 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected:
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips. Some surface wear.and wear to painted design.
Subject: A Saishiki painted wood ittobori (single knife carved) netsuke of an Uji tea picker woman, holding her basket of green tea leaves. Likely a souvenir of Uji, a town famous for green tea and matcha near Kyoto. This style of netsuke was also popular in nearby Nara, where the subject was usually Noh actors. Unpainted ittobori netsuke were typically rom Hida Takayama. Maker's mark on the base.
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Antique Japanese Saishiki Painted Wood Ittobori Netsuke Uji Tea Picker Woman
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See also:
Type: Ittobori (Single Knife Carved) Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Painted Wood
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Uji, Kyoto, Japan. Kakihan maker's mark on base
Size: 1 1/2" tall (3.81 cm)
Weight: 0.2 oz (7 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected:
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips. Some surface wear.and wear to painted design.
Subject: A Saishiki painted wood ittobori (single knife carved) netsuke of an Uji tea picker woman, holding her basket of green tea leaves. Likely a souvenir of Uji, a town famous for green tea and matcha near Kyoto. This style of netsuke was also popular in nearby Nara, where the subject was usually Noh actors. Unpainted ittobori netsuke were typically rom Hida Takayama. Maker's mark on the base.
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Antique Japanese Saishiki Painted Wood Ittobori Netsuke Uji Tea Picker Woman
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