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† A LARGE ANTLER SEAL NETSUKE OF A BAYING KIRIN
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? A LARGE ANTLER SEAL NETSUKE OF A BAYING KIRIN

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Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)

Published: Moss, Sydney L. (2016) Kokusai The Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, vol. I, p. 176-177, no. 44.

Carved from a large branch section of antler, the mythical beast sitting upright on an oval seal base and baying at the moon, its body slightly twisted to the right and decorated with dense curls in relief against engraved bull’s-eye concentric circles. Natural himotoshi. Seated on an oval base inscribed with the seal character ho [phoenix]. The antler bearing a fine patina. The seal face and final whorl in its curly tail are plugged.

HEIGHT 7.7 cm

Condition: Very good condition with expected wear and natural irregularities to the material.
Provenance: Ex-collection June Schuerch, Santa Barbara, California.

While this netsuke was described as a baying shishi in the above publication, it is much more likely a kirin, as indicated by the incised plumage to the belly. The kirin is derived from the Chinese mythical beast qilin, one of the four divine creatures, the others being the dragon, phoenix and turtle. The Japanese kirin is something of a wild mythical fantasy – its most characteristic feature is of course the horn, as it is also called the Japanese unicorn. It has four legs with hooves and the hindlegs are covered with very well-expressed fatty tissue, like that of a shishi. The rest of the body is covered in dense plumage, like that of a phoenix.



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