An ebony netsuke of Nitta no Yoshisada’s severed head. 19th century - image-1

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An ebony netsuke of Nitta no Yoshisada’s severed head. 19th century

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16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
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An ebony netsuke of Nitta no Yoshisada’s severed head. 19th century

The head of this brave warrior shows an arrow’s wound at the forehead, referring to his death in the battle against the Ashikaga at Fujishima; later on, his decapitated head was exhibited publicly in Kyoto.
Height 4.4 cm

Provenienz

Through Grete Damm, Munich, August 1975
Coll. no. 656 (handwritten)