Zemanek-Münster

Tobacco purse "kinchaku" with "ojime" and "netsuke"

Japan
sold EUR 400
Provenance
German Private Collection
Size
B: 11,5 cm
H: 7,5 cm
B: 4.5 inch
H: 3.0 inch

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


Comparing literature

Veleanu, Mircea, Netsuke, Atglen 2008, p. 181 ff.

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