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A VERY RARE AMBER TWO-CASE INRO DEPICTING JIRAIYA TRANSFORMED INTO A TOAD
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2024年12月06日 开拍 / 2024年12月04日 截止委托
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A VERY RARE AMBER TWO-CASE INRO DEPICTING JIRAIYA TRANSFORMED INTO A TOAD

Unsigned
Japan, 19th century

Of lenticular form, finely carved in low relief with Jiraiya in half-human, half-toad form, kneeling on a rocky base, dressed in a loin cloth, and backed by a triple-dot pattern. The inro suspending a gourd shaped ojime of antler, a wood bead, and a shell netsuke.

HEIGHT 6.7 cm, LENGTH 5.5 cm

Condition: Very good condition with minor wear.

The present inro alludes to the story of Jiraiya (lit. ‘Young Thunder’), the toad-riding protagonist of the Japanese folk tale Katakiuchi Kidan Jiraiya Monogatari. The tale was originally a Yomihon that was published in 1806-1807 and was adapted into a serialized novel that was written by different authors and published in 43 installments from 1839 to 1868; one of its illustrators was woodblock artist Kunisada. Jiraiya was a ninja who used shape-shifting magic to transform into a giant toad.

Auction comparison:
Compare a related amber three-case inro, dated to the 19th century, at Bonhams, The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art, 15 May 2012, London, lot 390 (sold for GBP 2,375).

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