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indigodreams: artemisdreaming: Netsuke: Autumn grasses with praying mantis, 18th centuryAttributed to RyûsaJapaneseCarved ivory H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Diam. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910 (10.211.1271) The openwork, lacelike effect of this netsuke is named after Ryûsa, the carver credited with inventing this technique. The piece, carved on a lathe, is hollowed out. The dark, shadowy interior contrasts with the lighter surfaces of ivory, carved in high relief, and the stippled surface that here appears as mist, creating a sense of recessive space within the confines of this netsuke’s two-inch diameter. metmuseum

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artemisdreaming:

Netsuke: Autumn grasses with praying mantis, 18th century
Attributed to Ryûsa
Japanese
Carved ivory

H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Diam. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910 (10.211.1271)

The openwork, lacelike effect of this netsuke is named after Ryûsa, the carver credited with inventing this technique. The piece, carved on a lathe, is hollowed out. The dark, shadowy interior contrasts with the lighter surfaces of ivory, carved in high relief, and the stippled surface that here appears as mist, creating a sense of recessive space within the confines of this netsuke’s two-inch diameter. metmuseum



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