Antique Japanese Wood Netsuke Tangerine Mikan Mandarin Orange Japan
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Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Wood (Probably Japanese Boxwood)
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868) or Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned.
Size: About 1 3/8" diameter (3.4925 cm), 1 3/8" tall (3.4925 cm)
Weight: 0.5 oz (15 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Mie Prefecture, Japan, NOV 2025
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some chips and surface wear.
Subject: Katabori sculptural netsuke of a Mikan or Tachibana (Mandarin Orange, or Tangerine), with part of the skin peeled away revealing two sections of fruit underneath. The stem and leaves for a natural set of himotoshi (cord holes)
Location:
Antique Japanese Wood Netsuke Tangerine Mikan Mandarin Orange Japan
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Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Wood (Probably Japanese Boxwood)
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868) or Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned.
Size: About 1 3/8" diameter (3.4925 cm), 1 3/8" tall (3.4925 cm)
Weight: 0.5 oz (15 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Mie Prefecture, Japan, NOV 2025
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some chips and surface wear.
Subject: Katabori sculptural netsuke of a Mikan or Tachibana (Mandarin Orange, or Tangerine), with part of the skin peeled away revealing two sections of fruit underneath. The stem and leaves for a natural set of himotoshi (cord holes)
Location:
Antique Japanese Wood Netsuke Tangerine Mikan Mandarin Orange Japan
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