无铭
京都派
约高6.4×宽3.7×厚1.3cm
重约15g
18世纪初期
典型古根付构图,江户时代标准吉祥物,早期三角形态存世罕见。“後ろに回した手”直译身后背手,引申中文成语即是“下手要趁早”。古老稀有,状态良好,完美包浆。
同样以淘气恶作剧闻名,狐和狸是两种动物。所谓狐精也即妖狐是传说中的怪物,捕捉猎物时动作滑稽,看起来像在跳舞。翩翩起舞的狐精拿在手里看起来很有趣,根据观察角度不同,面部表情似乎在微笑的同时妖气十足。就连足底亦精心雕琢,古拙素朴的良心之作。
日本各地都有专门供奉收获的稻荷(Inari)神庙,神庙前通常有一对被视为天神使者的妖狐造像。这种经典设计被描绘成代表善良的白色,与传说中擅长作怪的狐精有明显区别。
Dancing Fox Ivory Netsuke for Early 18th
Unsigned.
Kyoto school
6.4×3.7cm(HD)
Heavy 15g
Extremely good condition.
Every local community in Japan has a shrine dedicated to the harvest god Inari. In front of most Inari shrines are the images of a pair of foxes regarded as messengers of the god. The beneficent white Inari fox, portrayed in this classic design , is to be sharply distinguished from the evil field foxes and demoniac foxes often encountered in Japanese legends.
the story of the fox who was befriended by a kind man and was transformed into a woman. Eventually she became the wife of the man and was able to return his kindness.
Provenance: Europe private collection
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