Netsuke - Muskmelon 根付 - メロン

Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。

This 3cm pale green ball is a netsuke sculpture titled "Melon," carved from boxwood with makie painting by Kinuyo Hariya, a Japanese netsuke carver and makie painter. It looks so real and fresh, doesn't it!

"Melon," boxwood and makie, Kinuyo Hariya
「メロン」黄楊、蒔絵　針谷絹代

A pedicel like a pig tail! ヘタが豚のしっぽみたい！

A 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. (Lexico)

This netsuke is unique because not only does it invite us to a miniature world but it has a beautiful color world in the form of makie painting, i.e., green lacquer with gold powder sprinkled over it. And its pigtail-like pedicel makes this kawaii tiny muskmelon further "kawaii"!!

If you wanna see this in person, go to Tokyo National Museum! Read also the following posts for more netsuke items!
- Symbol of Peace? - Netsuke & Halloween
- Japanese Saying: Netsuke Titled "A-Hum"!
- Netsuke - Japanese Lovelorn Ghost Puts a Curse Saying "Urameshiya..."
- Kawaii Two-Legged Yokai Goblin Netsuke Sculpture
- Watermelon Netsuke Carving With Makie Lacquer Painting- Netsuke - Jurojin God

- Netsuke - Jurojin God

- Netsuke - Dog Days

(If you wish to post your comment but don't have a Google account, select "anonymous" from the drop down menu titled "comment as"!)

東京国立博物館の針谷絹代作「メロン」です。黄楊から彫られ、蒔絵が施されています。ちっちゃい世界もさることながら、グリーンの漆に金色の蒔絵がホントに綺麗です！

他の根付にご興味あればこちらもどうぞ！

- 平和の象徴？「根付とハロウィン」

- 根付って面白い！

- うらめしや～

- 妖怪二本足

- スイカの蒔絵根付

- みんな寿老神！

- 根付 - 猛暑

(Google アカウントを持ってない方は、コメント記入後に「Google アカウント」をクリックし、「匿名」か「名前/URL」を選択してからご記入ください！)