Tobacco purse "kinchaku" with "ojime" and "netsuke" · Japan · ID: 3039271
Description
felt-like lining, covered with cloth (silk) with floral applications and gold stitching, metal closure in shape of two feathers, on cord with “ojime” (glass bead with enclosure of fibre) and wooden “netsuke” in shape of a “no” demon mask with signature, traces of old age, good condition
The object Tobacco purse “kinchaku” with “ojime” and “netsuke” with the object ID 3039271 was part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction on October 31, 2015. The object with the lot number 40 achieved a sales price of EUR 400 with an asking price of EUR 300.
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Comparing literature
Veleanu, Mircea, Netsuke, Atglen 2008, p. 181 ff.