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Antique
Japanese Netsuke Sennin
and Boy
Riding
on Longevity Turtle
Signed: Yamaguichi, early 20th Century
H
1.5 in.(4cm), W 1.5 in.(4cm), D 1.25in.(3cm)
Condition: very good, minor pigment loss Carved
from the tip of the tusk and finely grained, cream color with a golden patina,
stained with sumi and pigments of green, sepia, maroon, gold and white, depicting
a bearded sennin seated on the back of a large turtle with a ling chi in his right
hand, while a boy reaches up with his drinking gourd. Engraved details of patterning
in the robes of the sennin and the boy are in well-carved foliate and geometric
designs, with himotoshi through the back of the sennin’s robes.
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