Moon Rabbit And The Carp

 Moon Rabbit And The Carp Netsuke
Moon Rabbit And The Carp Netsuke
Moon Rabbit And The Carp Netsuke
Moon Rabbit And The Carp Netsuke
Moon Rabbit And The Carp Netsuke

Properties:

2011

Type: Netsuke

Sold. Russia, private collection.

Materials: Mammoth tusk. Amber, Mother-of-pearl and Bison leg bone inlay.

Dimensions: 37×29×21 mm.

Weight: 16.2 g.

Images:            

Two moons were hanging above the horizon. The Moon Rabbit was watching thoughtfully his reflection on the dark surface of an emerald lake. A lonely autumn leaf suddenly started its farewell dance on the water being driven by a subtle wind. The Big Carp stopped for a moment and then again went on gathering sparks of a star powder in a crystal clear depth.

The netsuke is carved from a mammoth tusk and stained with yasha.

The eyes of the Rabbit are inlaid with Baltic amber. If you look at the Rabbit from a certain angle, you will see moon gleams in the depths of his eyes.

The leaf is encrusted with a fossil bison bone.

The «star dust» is encrusted with a mother-of-pearl.

Signed on the right hind paw of the Rabbit.