A Japanese carved wood Netsuke in the shape of a Buddha! Signed by Artist! This happy Buddha looks to be on a spiritual journey and enjoying himself.
Netsuke is a small carved ornament, especially of ivory or wood, worn as part of Japanese traditional dress as a toggle by which an article may be attached to the sash of a kimono. They were an integral hotsell part of Japanese fashion.
Netsuke emerged as a practical solution to dressing in 17th-century Japan. ‘Men's kimonos didn't have sewn-up sleeves — they were completely open, front and back, and that meant that the sleeves couldn't be used as a pocket, as they could in women's kimonos,' Goodall explains. To carry things such as tobacco, medicine or other necessities, men hung stylish inro and other vessels from cords looped under and behind the wide sashes that held their kimonos in place. At the other end of those cords, men fastened small, ornamental objects as counterweights; those objects evolved into netsuke.
This piece measures approximately 1 3/4" tall by 1 1/2" long.
This is a great item for the lover of all things from the Orient.
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Product code: Antique hotsell Carved Wood Happy Buddha Netsuke -Signed!