Asianart.com | Associations | Articles | Exhibitions | Galleries |
Visitors' Forum |
Message Listing by Date: |
|
Message Index |
Back |
Post a New Message
| Search | Private Mail
| FAQ
|
Subject:Japanese Signed Object Rosewood carved Cicada help with signature
Posted By: Steven Fri, Jan 06, 2023 IP: 2604:ca00:108:ae6b:: Hi, I have this object, carved Rosewood I think. Can anyone read the signature and tell me what the object is? |
Subject:Re: Japanese Signed Object Rosewood carved Cicada help with signature
Posted By: Bill H Sat, Jan 07, 2023 WWWJDIC indicates the two character mark reads down as the given names 光玉/Kōgyoku (こうぎょく), Kōtama (こうたま) and Mitsutama (みつたま)(g). |
Subject:Re: Japanese Signed Object Rosewood carved Cicada help with signature
Posted By: Steven Sat, Jan 07, 2023 Do you know what the object is? |
Subject:Re: Japanese Signed Object Rosewood carved Cicada help with signature
Posted By: Bill H Sat, Jan 07, 2023 Netsuke that goes with a box called an Inro that attached by a cord to a Japanese belt. The box is snugged by a slide called an Ojime that the cord runs through between the Inro and Netsuke. |
Subject:Re: Japanese Signed Object Rosewood carved Cicada help with signature
Posted By: I.Nagy Sun, Jan 08, 2023 Handcarved netsuke of a cicada, symbol of prpsperity and fortune. |
Asianart.com | Associations | Articles | Exhibitions | Galleries | |