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Lot 507 D‡α

A large ivory peg manjû of Nitta no Shiro. Mid-19th century

Auction 1226 - overview Cologne
21.06.2023, 10:30 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.600 € - 2.000 €
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A large ivory peg manjû of Nitta no Shiro. Mid-19th century

Carved in shishiaibori with Nitta no Shiro with a drawn sword and a torch, fluttering bats and a large pine on the reverse. Each pine pollen cone inlaid with dark horn. Signed Seizan with kaô.
Diameter 5.5 cm

The design of this netsuke refers to the Ataka barrier with a famous pine. As told in the Heike Monogarari, here the famous episode of Kanjinchô took place. The location also became the subject of a play „Benkei to kodomo (Ataka no matsu)”. Here Benkei asks the local pine needle gathering boys for an alternative route to bypass the border station of Ataka and in turn presents them with fans.

Provenance

Old private collection, France