博物館展示レベル—幕末期セイウチ牙彫根付鬼を吊るす鍾馗

説明

海松象嵌巨眼・多髯で凄みがあり、凛々しい鍾馗を彫刻するのは難しかった。京都は江戸時代からの風習で屋根に鍾馗像を置いているので有名。現在でも古い町屋で鍾馗像を見ることができる。

紐穴は鬼の左脚内側。胴との間に僅かな空間を作り、紐通しを設定する自然紐穴。紐穴は必ずしも根付のどこかに穴を開けるばかりではなく、構図の決め方によりこうした自然の処理ができることだ。

自然紐通しは意匠を損ねないばかりか、紐を通すために開けた穴よりも、遥かに丈夫といえる。ただそれを発明した作者の苦労も、並大抵のことではないだろう。

参考：

日本の根付第五図版（第45図），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（図版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（図版52），藤井邦彦編，マリア書房1998年7月発行

A MARINE IVORY OKIMONO STYLE NETSUKE OF SHOKI AND AN ONI (DEMON)

marine ivory

Edo period (1615-1858), late 19th century

unsigned

Edo（Tokyo） school

high 9.1cm

Heavy 66.5g

Very fine 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

 

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