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Ɏ A RARE IVORY NETSUKE DEPICTING MINAMOTO NO YORIMITSU AND THE EARTH SPIDER
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? A RARE IVORY NETSUKE DEPICTING MINAMOTO NO YORIMITSU AND THE EARTH SPIDER

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Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)

The large netsuke boldly carved to depict Minamoto no Yorimitsu reclining on a goban (go-board), the left hand supporting his chin as he tries to sleep off his fever, the right hand clasped around a folding fan. Entranced by his fever dreams, Yorimitsu is indifferent to Mitsume Kozo, the three-eyed yokai, offering tea, and the large Tsuchigumo (Earth Spider) that has clambered over his side, grazing the nobleman’s ear with one leg. The yokai with its tongue dangling and dressed in a robe decorated with spiderwebs, Yorimitsu is dressed in voluminous robes with an eboshi secured to his head. Large, asymmetrical himotoshi to the back.

HEIGHT 3.8 cm, WIDTH 4.5 cm, LENGTH 5.2 cm

Condition: Very good condition with expected wear and natural imperfections including age cracks and cracked nerve channels.
Provenance: A noted private collection in Munich, Germany.

Known as Raiko, Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948–1021) was a nobleman who worked with his associate Watanabe no Tsuna to rid Kyoto of its many demons. One night, a feverish Raiko believed he was being attacked by monsters and called for protection, but his attendants fell asleep, and Raiko was attacked by a giant earth spider. His weak cries and a trail of blood attracted Watanabe who used an uprooted tree trunk to kill the enormous spider. Once the spider was vanquished, Raiko made a full recovery.

This subject lends itself much more to two-dimensional techniques like woodblock prints or flat manju netsuke (see auction comparison). This subject executed in three-dimensional katabori is quite unusual and rare.

Literature comparison:
For a closely related ivory netsuke depicting the same subject see Joly, Henri (1975) Catalogue of the H. Seymour Trower Collection of Japanese Art, no. 757, illustrated on pl. VI.

Auction comparison:
Compare a related walrus tusk manju netsuke depicting the same subject at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 8 November 2024, Vienna, lot 262 (sold for EUR 9,100).

Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number AT 25-B-0048).



This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

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