EXPRESSIVE NETSUKE "KINKO SENNIN with CARP" 19th CT!

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EXPRESSIVE NETSUKE "KINKO SENNIN with CARP" 19th CT!

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Sold Date: 10/05/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

comes an outstanding private collection of more than 90 Japanese Netsuke, Chinese Snuff Bottles, Japanese and Chinese Woodblock Prints and Paintings. All items are genuine antiques, with full money back guarantee, and auctioned with NO RESERVE! This stunning Japanese netsuke has been masterly carved in the 19th century. This fine and sensibly humorous miniature artwork portrays a Kinko Sennin, riding on an outsized carp. SPECIFICATIONS:
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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Japan.
DATE: 19th Century.
MATERIAL: Elephas maximus - Please note: This is the Latin term for this kind of material - for a translation please e-mail us. Eyes of the carp are inlaid with horn.
This item is - due to its age - in accordance with the Washington Convention on the trade of endangered species. For more information on cites licenses please read the according chapter in the grey section of this listing. (German: Dieses Objekt ist auf Grund seines Alters in Einklang mit den Bestimmungen des Washingtoner Artenschutzabkommens. Eine entsprechende Bestaetigung liegt vor.)
MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE: Very fine hand carving. Two Himotoshi on the backside.
CONDITION: Very good ORIGINAL as found condition with few age hairlines. NO RESTORATION! Please wait for all pictures to load as they illustrate the condition very accurately. For more information about our condition reports, please see our terms of business, as stated in the grey section of this listing.
SIZE: Height is 1.7 inches. (szasia0809 52sz - iza2008)
SHIPPING: Shipping cost within Europe (All 25 European Union countries, Israel and Switzerland) is US $ 24.50. Shipping cost to the USA and Canada is US $ 28.50 including professional packing (US / Canada customs and duties not included). Shipping cost to Asia, Australia, and New Zealand is US $ 38.50 including professional packing (customs and duties not included). Shipment cost to all other countries upon request. Insurance is required - please read our shipping terms stated in the grey section of this listing.
This powerful netsuke was carved in Japan in the 19th century and showcases a high degree of artistic skill.
The scene depicted is the legend of Kinko Sennin, a great Taoist hermit who preached the sacredness of all life and particularly the protection of fish. In Japanese art, he is often shown riding on a large carp. Kinko, a Chinese immortal who was integrated into Japanese belief systems was, as a child, given a tour of the world of rivers and lakes by the King of Fish. When Kinko returned to land, he asked his followers never to kill fish, then dove into the water and swam away on his carp to live with the fish forever.
the laughing Sennin is joyously riding on his carp on top of foaming waves and the back fin of the fish is framing the head of the immortal like a halo. The waves are executed in a refined and reticulated manner
Sennin are known as immortals living in the mountains. They are capable of magic and flying through the air on the back of animals. It was and still is widely believed among Taoists that man can attain immortality. The Sennin were relieved from the cycle of reincarnation and are said to possess supernatural powers. T are about 500 different Sennin, but only a few of them are frequently mentioned and depicted.
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