29th Oct, 2021 13:00
Fine Netsuke & Sagemono
355
AN UNUSUAL SAGEMONO SET WITH WOOD MOKUGYO AND BAMBOO SASHI NETSUKE
Sold for €822
including Buyer's Premium
Japan, first half of 20th century
The bamboo sashi netsuke engraved on one side with archaic coins and inscriptions: 半両通宝 “Hanryo tsuho” [A half-ryo coin] and the character Sen 錢, which means money. Signed KYUSAI to 鳩斎刀 [Carved by Kyusai]. The artist is Testugendo Kyusai (1879-1938).
The reverse is signed Kaisen 海仙 engraved with a seven-letter Kanji inscription on one side of the sashi-netsuke: 鐡甲雙剣耳禦敲 “Tekko soken ni fusegi tataku” [Iron armour, a pair of swords, defend and defeat].
The mokugyo and mokugyo-shaped ojime are by the same artist Zuiun 瑞雲. The mokugyo bearing a lengthy inscription: 念仏心経 般若波羅密多、昭和十五年七月、六十八翁 瑞雲作 “Nenbutsu shingyo hannya haramita, Showa jugo-nen, shichigatsu, rokujuhachi-o, Zuiun saku [Made by Zuiun, in July Showa 15 (1940), at the age of 68, with a nenbutsu prayer tribute of the Heart Sutra].
The heart sutra is the most frequently used and recited text in the entire Mahayana Buddhist tradition.
LENGTH 15.1 cm (the sashi netsuke), HEIGHT 9.5 cm (the mokugyo), HEIGHT 2.5 cm (the ojime)
Condition: Very good condition, minor associated surface wear.
Provenance: French private collection.
A very unusual set, the sashi netsuke can be used as a striker for the mokugyo, which makes a very appealing sound.
Japan, first half of 20th century
The bamboo sashi netsuke engraved on one side with archaic coins and inscriptions: 半両通宝 “Hanryo tsuho” [A half-ryo coin] and the character Sen 錢, which means money. Signed KYUSAI to 鳩斎刀 [Carved by Kyusai]. The artist is Testugendo Kyusai (1879-1938).
The reverse is signed Kaisen 海仙 engraved with a seven-letter Kanji inscription on one side of the sashi-netsuke: 鐡甲雙剣耳禦敲 “Tekko soken ni fusegi tataku” [Iron armour, a pair of swords, defend and defeat].
The mokugyo and mokugyo-shaped ojime are by the same artist Zuiun 瑞雲. The mokugyo bearing a lengthy inscription: 念仏心経 般若波羅密多、昭和十五年七月、六十八翁 瑞雲作 “Nenbutsu shingyo hannya haramita, Showa jugo-nen, shichigatsu, rokujuhachi-o, Zuiun saku [Made by Zuiun, in July Showa 15 (1940), at the age of 68, with a nenbutsu prayer tribute of the Heart Sutra].
The heart sutra is the most frequently used and recited text in the entire Mahayana Buddhist tradition.
LENGTH 15.1 cm (the sashi netsuke), HEIGHT 9.5 cm (the mokugyo), HEIGHT 2.5 cm (the ojime)
Condition: Very good condition, minor associated surface wear.
Provenance: French private collection.
A very unusual set, the sashi netsuke can be used as a striker for the mokugyo, which makes a very appealing sound.
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