SHUZAN: A FINE TALL WOOD NETSUKE OF RYUJIN

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SHUZAN: A FINE TALL WOOD NETSUKE OF RYUJIN By Shuzan, signed Shuzan 周山 Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Finely carved as Ryujin, the Dragon King of the Sea, standing upright in a commanding pose. The deity clasps his hands before his chest holding the sacred jewel which controls the tides, his face animated with a fierce and concentrated expression, the mouth slightly open revealing teeth and the deeply carved brows intensifying his penetrating gaze, further enlivened by dark horn-inlaid pupils. He is dressed in flowing robes with finely carved hems, a scarf draped across his arms and knotted at the front. From the reverse emerges a magnificent dragon, sinuously winding down the length of Ryujin’s body. Its scales are meticulously articulated and the powerful creature forms a dramatic vertical composition along the back, the dragon’s head rising above that of the king. Himotoshi to the back and signed within an oval reserve SHUZAN. HEIGHT 10.6 cm

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