A JAPANESE SHUNGA EROTIC BOXWOOD SASHI NETSUKE

A JAPANESE SHUNGA EROTIC BOXWOOD SASHI NETSUKE

EDO PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY

The well-worn surface carved as Okame, the Goddess of Mirth holds a rounded mushroom in one hand and a double gourd in the other, her long robes opening loosely to reveal her cleavage, she smiles contentedly, unsigned, 15.5cm.

Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent. See Japanese Works of Art, 1st July 2020, for the first part of this private collection of netsuke sold in these rooms.