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A MASTERFUL AND VERY RARE LACQUERED WOOD NETSUKE OF IZUMO NO OKUNI
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2023年04月28日 开拍 / 2023年04月26日 截止委托
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A MASTERFUL AND VERY RARE LACQUERED WOOD NETSUKE OF IZUMO NO OKUNI
Unsigned
Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)

Published:
Stern, Harold P. (1972) The Magnificent Three: Lacquer, Netsuke, and Tsuba; Selections from the Collection of Charles A. Greenfield, New York, Japan Society, no.13 (unillustrated).
Kurstin, Joseph & Lorin, Gilles (2006) The Peacock's Feather, Gentlemen's Jewelry of Old Japan, no. 9.
Yoshida, Yukari & Kurstin, Joseph, Questions & Answers (2007) International Netsuke Society Journal (INSJ) vol.27, no.1, p.12, fig.3.

Exhibited:
Japan House Gallery, New York, 1972.
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach, Florida, January 10-March 18, 2007.

Izumo no Okuni, the foundress of the kabuki theatre, depicted here dancing elegantly, one hand touching her head and the other holding a fan, an eboshi placed in a peculiar position on her head, a long katana and a set of shide (Shinto ritual paper streamers) thrust in her obi (sash), visible in the back. Her expression is carved sensitively, signifying her beauty which she was famous for, and her kimono is adorned with various mon-roundels and neatly engraved patterns. The well-toned wood is superbly polished and lacquered in gold, the surface beautifully worn with a dark, warm patina. Asymmetrical himotoshi through the back, above and below the katana.

HEIGHT 8.2 cm

Condition: Very good condition, the gold lacquer beautifully worn.
Provenance: Ex-collection T. Tsuruoka and Charles A. Greenfield. Ex-collection Joe Kurstin. Dr. M. Joseph ‘Joe’ Kurstin (1931-2021) was a prominent Miami ophthalmologist who arguably built one of the greatest netsuke collections of all time. He was known by netsuke and inro lovers worldwide and made many lifelong friends in this tight-knit community. He published several books and articles on the subject and generously lent his collection for exhibitions at the Yale University Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Epcot Center at Disney World, and The Tobacco and Salt Museum, Tokyo.

As Joe Kurstin writes in INSJ vol. 27, no. 1, the subject was identified by Yukari Yoshida. Izumo no Okuni (1572-1610) is credited as being the foundress of the kabuki theatre. She was a shrine virgin (miko) of Izumo Taisha Shrine and was well known for her skills in dancing and acting, as well as for her great beauty. It was the custom of the time to send priests and miko out to solicit contributions for the shrine and thus she was sent to Kyoto to perform sacred dances and songs. Her original and exotic style of dance, known for its sultriness and sexual innuendo, became hugely popular and was labeled Kabuki, which derived from a 16th century colloquial expression, She is thought to have begun performing her new art style of kabuki theatre in the dry riverbed of the Kamo River in Kyoto. Okuni's troupe quickly gained immense popularity, and were known for their performers, who were often lower-class women Okuni had recruited to act in her all-female theatre group.

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