Surfer's Dream - Showa, Meiji Or Modern?

[Surfson]

Just got this for a song from Buyee.  It is beautiful old carved wood and I think it was in a temple  I love Japanese wave designs.  If anybody ever hears about a nice genuine Kano Natsuo wave, let me know.  

 

[Surfson]

A couple more shots.

[Stephen]

Very cool!

[Surfson]

You turned me on to Buyee Stephen, and I thank you!  

[Frank B]

What are the dimensions? It looks better than most mingei wood carvings of the early 20th cent. It could be older, however. 

[Surfson]

It's 60cm (about 24 inches) long and 26.5 cm ( about 10 inches tall).  What period do you put it in Frank?  I don't have it in hand yet, but the wood appears to have some age to it. 

[Frank B]

So it has some decent size to it. Being conservative, I'd say Showa, but it could in fact be late edo. It's an attractive carving.    

[Surfson]

I love these waves by Natsuo, which can be found in Darcy's archives.  

[Pete Klein]

https://yuhindo.com/kano-natsuo/

 

Robert - I'm assuming you saw these awhile ago but just in case and for others who might not have seen them before.

 

PS:  LOL - great minds think alike and apparently at the same time!

[Surfson]

Thanks Pete!  Yes, I wonder what those set back the new owner?!  I have seen photos of a set where one was gold and one was silver.  Beautiful. 

[Stephen]

[Frank B]

Yeah, those wave natsuo menuki have always been a dream for me. Would probably have to sell everything I own to afford those sadly. 

[Surfson]

Yea, those are the ones Stephen.  Are they in a museum or private collection?  I think they are wonderful, with the sun and the moon, the waves and the clouds.  Fabulous.

[Pete Klein]

They are in the collection of the Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum:  http://www.sannenzaka-museum.co.jp/index_e.html

 

This is a great book of the collection when you can find one:  http://www.japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/books/b951-late-edo-and-meiji-period-sword-guards-and-fittings

[TETSUGENDO]

Robert,

 

Nice wave, perhaps late edo/-meiji.  Are there any remnants of pigment?

 

p.s.- the menuki are exquisite....the time to start saving would be NOW.

[Surfson]

Hi Steven.  I will check it when I receive it.  Thanks for the tip on the book - it looks great and I will see if I can find it.  I'm sure for what you would have to pay for those menuki you could buy a very nice mounted katana!  Cheers, Bob

[Pete Klein]

 The menuki DB had were around 40K so yeah, more like a Juyo katana.

[Vermithrax16]

Super nice!

[Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini]

Spectacular...