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A naturalistic Edo school boxwood netsuke of a skull, by Tomochika. Around 1850-1880 - image-1

A naturalistic Edo school boxwood netsuke of a skull, by Tomochika. Around 1850-1880

A skull with nine ivory teeth in the upper jaw and fine parietal lines covering the cranium; underneath a fly whisk. Signed Tomochika in an irregular reserve.
Height 4.4 cm

The fly whisk (hossu) belongs to the paraphernalia of a Buddhist monk, especially those of the Zen sect. The combination of skull and hossu might be an allusion to the Zen priest Ikkyû (1394-1481) who according to legend wandered around on New Year's day with a skull mounted on a stick as a reminder of the ephemeral nature of human life and the significance of the Buddhist teachings.

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A naturalistic Edo school boxwood netsuke of a skull, by Tomochika. Around 1850-1880