Antique
Japanese Carved Netsuke
Gama
Sennin
Holding Peach and Frog
Netsuke
Signature: Unsigned, 18th - early 19th Century
h. 2.25 in.(5.5cm), w. 1 in.(2.5cm), d. 0.75
in.(2cm)
Condition: hairlines, usage
worn A
classic netsuke, cream to gold in color, nicely marked with striations and layering,
designed for daily use, free of projections or extraneous attachments, well worn
from handling over time, and bearing a satin finish with burnished highlights
and himotoshi on the back. Depicting the rustic immortal, Gama Sennin, a sage
with magical knowledge of herbs and medicines. He is always accompanied by a three
legged toad and he can assume the shape of a toad. He holds in his right hand
one of the magical peaches of Seiobo, the Queen Mother of the West, who cultivates
a garden of peach trees that blossom only once every thousand years, and whose
peaches confer eternal life.
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