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!
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| "Melon," boxwood and makie, Kinuyo Hariya 「メロン」黄楊、蒔絵 針谷絹代 |
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| 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
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 - Dog Days
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