AN UNUSUAL AND DELICATE WOOD SASHI NETSUKE OF ASHINAGA, 19TH CENTURY

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

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Description

14.2cm., 5 5/8 in.

standing, facing ahead, dressed solely in a loin cloth, his mouth open in an expression of agony as he holds his hands together beneath his emaciated torso, the wood is stained and bears a fine patina, unsigned

Provenance

Tamotsu Kuroda collection
Raymond and Frances Bushell collection

Literature

Raymond Bushell, Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar, p.230, no.775