Lot details Japan, late 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) The legendary poetess depicted as an old emaciated hag, her beauty withered away, a large kasa (straw hat) attached to her back and holding a straw basket and cloth bag. She is forgotten by the courtly world in which she once shone and is reduced to begging and starving on the side of the road. The ingyo (seal) type netsuke with very large, generously excavated himotoshi. The underside of the seal is unengraved. HEIGHT 4.6 cm Condition: Very good condition, minor wear. Provenance: US private collection. Ono no Komachi was a Japanese waka poet, one of the Rokkasen (six best waka poets of the early Heian period) and was renowned for her extraordinary beauty. Several legends tell of her mistreatment of her many lovers. In the arts, she is often depicted as an old, withered hag and has thus become a symbol of the impermanence of beauty.
Lot details Japan, late 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) The legendary poetess depicted as an old emaciated hag, her beauty withered away, a large kasa (straw hat) attached to her back and holding a straw basket and cloth bag. She is forgotten by the courtly world in which she once shone and is reduced to begging and starving on the side of the road. The ingyo (seal) type netsuke with very large, generously excavated himotoshi. The underside of the seal is unengraved. HEIGHT 4.6 cm Condition: Very good condition, minor wear. Provenance: US private collection. Ono no Komachi was a Japanese waka poet, one of the Rokkasen (six best waka poets of the early Heian period) and was renowned for her extraordinary beauty. Several legends tell of her mistreatment of her many lovers. In the arts, she is often depicted as an old, withered hag and has thus become a symbol of the impermanence of beauty.
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