Japanese Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 1196
AN UNUSUAL LARGE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE
Estimate £400 - £600
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Description
AN UNUSUAL LARGE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE
EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Carved as a standing hunchbacked man, possibly blind, holding a walking stick with one hand whilst smiling contentedly as he scratches his neck, the himotoshi made from a loop at the back of his hakama (culotte), 9.2cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset.