Woodne netsuke – Saigyo Hoshi at the foot of Mount Fuji

1,500.00 

A katabori wooden netsuke carved as the poet Saigyo Hoshi contemplating the summit of the Mount Fuji.

Saigyo Hoshi (1118-1190) was a poet, born from nobility, who became a monk at the age of 22. His most famous poems evocate his many travels through Japanese nature. He is traditionnally often depicted at the foot of the Mount Fuji, in an episode named « Saigyo ni Fuji ».

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A katabori wooden netsuke carved as the poet Saigyo Hoshi contemplating the summit of the Mount Fuji.

Saigyo Hoshi (1118-1190) was a poet, born from nobility, who became a monk at the age of 22. His most famous poems evocate his many travels through Japanese nature. He is traditionnally often depicted at the foot of the Mount Fuji, in an episode named « Saigyo ni Fuji ».

Period : Mid-Edo, 18th century

Height : 3 cm

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