Shouling or God of Longevity . Oriental . Large figure in carved wood, China, S.…

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Shouling or God of Longevity . Oriental . Large figure in carved wood, China, S.XX. Height: 52 cm

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Shouling or God of Longevity . Oriental . Large figure in carved wood, China, S.XX. Height: 52 cm

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TAKACHIKA: A VERY RARE SOLID GOLD OJIME SET OF THE SEVEN LUCKY GODS (SHICHIFUKUJIN) TAKACHIKA: A VERY RARE SOLID GOLD OJIME SET OF THE SEVEN LUCKY GODS (SHICHIFUKUJIN) By Sano Takachika, each ojime signed Takachika 隆親 Japan, Tokyo, c.1900, Meiji period (1868-1912) Masterfully worked in solid gold with intricate detail depicting the Shichifukujin (Seven Lucky Gods) with details picked out in shakudo. The seven gods depicted are as follows—Fukurokuju (God of Wisdom and Health) holding a staff with a scroll tied to it; Hotei (God of Happiness and Good Fortune) holding a gnarled cane; Daikoku (God of Wealth and Agriculture) holding a mallet in one hand and a sack of treasure strewn on his back with the other; Ebisu (God of Prosperity and Fishing) carrying a sea bream; Jurojin (God of Longevity) with a nyoi scepter in his hand; Bishamonten (God of War) dressed in armor with a pagoda in his right hand; and Benten (Goddess of Literature and Music) playing a biwa. Each of the seven signed to the base TAKACHIKA, the Hotei signed TAKACHIKA koku (engraved by Takachika). HEIGHT 1.9 cm (largest) WEIGHT 77.2 g (total), 9.6 g, 12.8 g, 10.4 g, 13.3 g, 11.4 g, 11 g, 8.7 g (individually) Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear. Provenance: The collection of Josephine Bird Hall and thence by descent. Josephine Bird Hall (1888 - 1948) was the daughter of Joseph Taylor Bird Sr., founder of Kansas City's Emery, Bird, Thayer Department Store, founded in 1884. A lifelong collector of Asian and other antiques, Hall’s collection was assembled in the early days of the twentieth century. Sano Takachika was a celebrated and accomplished artist and by 1894 a member of the Tokyo Chokokai (Tokyo Carvers' Association). His works are held in important private and museum collections, such as the Khalili collection. He is listed in Haynes, Robert E. (2001) The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, p. 1846, H 09259.0. The artist was active circa 1900-1920 and worked in Tokyo. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related gold and shakudo ojime by Takachika depicting Shoki standing with a drawn sword, illustrated in Lazarnick, George (1981) Netsuke & Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures (LNIA), Vol. 2, p. 1067. Compare a closely related gold and shakudo ojime by Takachika of a shishimai dancer illustrated in the International Netsuke Society Journal (INSJ), 1999, vol. 18, no. 2, p. 40.

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