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A RARE WOOD BOKUTO (‘DOCTOR’S SWORD’) WITH BAKU HEAD
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2023年06月16日 开拍 / 2023年06月14日 截止委托
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A RARE WOOD BOKUTO (‘DOCTOR’S SWORD’) WITH BAKU HEAD

Japan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)

The handle carved in the form of a baku head with large narrowed eyes with round pupils, a long sinuous snout with curling end, gently curved tusks, scrolling mane, and long elephant ears, pierced with two small circular apertures.

LENGTH 45.1 cm

Condition: Good condition with minor wear, small nicks, light surface scratches, minor chips, few tiny age cracks.
Provenance: From the collection of Felix Tikotin, and thence by descent within the family. Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) was an architect, art collector, and founder of the first Museum of Japanese Art in the Middle East. Born in Glogau, Germany, to a Jewish family, his ancestors had returned with Napoleon from Russia from a town named Tykocin. He grew up in Dresden and after World War I, he traveled to Japan and immediately fell in love with the culture. In April 1927, he opened his own first gallery in Berlin. The entire family survived the holocaust, and in the 1950s Tikotin slowly resumed his activities as a dealer in Japanese art. He became, once again, very successful and prominent, holding exhibitions all over Europe and the United States. When he first visited Israel in 1956, he decided that the major part of his collection belonged in that country. In 1960, the Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art was opened in Haifa.

During the Edo period, with the end of the civil rivalry between the Shogun and his enemies, carrying arms became obsolete in Japan. The wearing of small dummy swords by the Samurai was imitated by doctors, artists, and other professionals as a symbol of social and professional status. During the 18th and 19th centuries the bokuto lost its sword-like appearance and size and took on a more abstract and decorative form, continuing into the Meiji period.

Museum comparison:
Compare a related wood bokuto in the form of a baku by Naito Toyomasa, dated 1849 by inscription, in the British Museum, registration number 1985,1107.1.

Auction comparison:
Compare a related bokuto depicting a shachihoko at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 3 December 2021, Vienna, lot 69 (sold for 2,528 EUR).

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拍品估价:1,200 - 2,500 欧元 起拍价格:1,200 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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