描述
五月五日是日本的男孩节，通称“端午の节句”（たんごのせっく）。江户时代有男孩的家庭每幅五月五日，皆在屋顶悬挂“钟馗”像，家中摆饰头盔、长刀等模型，屋檐装饰“菖蒲”（しょうぶ）。
江户人悬挂的钟馗像旗帜源自中国民间传说。据说开元年间，唐明皇玄宗讲武骊山，回宫后染患疟疾，卧病在床月余。病中时常梦见一小鬼窃取杨贵妃紫香袋和明皇笛绕殿奔逃，一巨汉戴帽袒露两臂，擒拿小鬼挖眼剖腹。巨汉自称钟馗，首应武举未中，死后决心除尽世间妖孽。
玄宗醒病愈后命吴道子绘巨眼多髯黑衣冠钟馗像贴于门上驱鬼，旋即流传民间。钟馗也是日本传统能乐的经典曲目，战国时代的名将本多忠胜（1548～1610）和前田利家（1539～1599），甚至将钟馗像作为旗号。
伴随传统文化逐渐消亡，现在男孩节日本人挂的是“鲤鱼旗”（鲤帜こいのぼり），表示鲤跃龙门，希望儿子将来有所成就。关东人这时节吃“柏饼”（かしわもち），关西人则吃“粽”（ちまき）。“柏”是槲树（Quercus dentata），若不发嫩芽，老叶不落，意谓子孙繁荣。
参考：
Netsuke Subjects P46（Cat No.74），By Karl M. Schwarz，Böhlau Verlag（Vienna），1992
日本の根付第一图版（第45图），佐々木忠次郎著，光融館書店昭和11（1936）年刊
細密工芸の華—根付と提げ物118頁（图版402），たばこと塩の博物館編，2016年4月発行
緑青N0.27-根付特集84頁（图版52），藤井邦彦編，マリア書房1998年7月発行
虬角：泛指海象两个从上颚向下突出的大牙（长齿），可长达2米，在许多国家尤其是日本，已被广泛认为象牙。清末以海象牙染色美其名曰虬角，以示珍贵。虬角与象牙识别简单，前者具有大面积半透明果冻状斑块，相比象牙更坚硬，雕刻难度亦远高于象牙。
A MARINE IVORY OKIMONO STYLE NETSUKE OF SHOKI AND AN ONI (DEMON)
marine ivory
Edo period (1615-1858), late 19th century
unsigned
high 9.1cm
Heavy 66.5g
Very good condition.
Provenance: European collection.
Shoki holding his sword, an oni (demon) lifted up by him. The demon-queller standing, ferociously pulling the of a large captured oni who falls back at his feet, his robe engraved with scattered scrolling foliage.
A dynamically crafted netsuke.The demon queller Shoki is shown on top of an oni, with his sword drawn, pressing him down and pushing his weight onto him. The oni is clenching his clawed limbs, though his attempts to struggle appear futile. The individual expressions are finely carved, the pupils minutely inlaid in dark horn. Shoki’s robe is adorned with various patterns and his finely incised beard is wild and flaming, flowing to his sides from the sheer force of his advance on the helpless demon. The marine ivory is finely stained and accentuated. Natural himotoshi and minutely incised in the back inside a wavy reserve.
The early examples of katabori netsuke were made from about 1630 to 1700. At this time Japanese carvers were strongly influenced by Chinese designs. Large numbers of important illustrated Chinese books reached Japan. The best known was the Sancai tuhui (Tripartite picture assembly), published in 1610. The illustrations of mythical people and fabulous beasts, such as the ChungKuel（shoki）, were of particular interest.
Reference：Netsuke Subjects P46（Cat No.74），By Karl M. Schwarz，Böhlau Verlag（Vienna），1992
Walrus tusk: Walrus have two large tusks (elongated canine teeth) projecting downward from the upper jaw. These tusks, often reaching two feet in length, have been extensively carved as ivory for centuries in many countries and especially in Japan. Walrus tusk carvings are usually easy to identify, because much of the interior of the tooth is filled with a mottled, almost translucent substance that is harder and more resistant to carving than the rest of the tooth.
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