AN AMUSING IVORY NETSUKE OF BLINDMEN SCUFFLING AND A DOG

An entire group of blindmen, with closed eyes, bumps on their heads and empty expressions, pouncing on each other, two of them with clubs, one has fallen on his back, a small dog beside him. A masterful, minutely sculptural work with a dense composition. A parasol and the himotoshi and the signature RYOJI in a rounded reserve on the underside. The ivory stained and of a very good color with an excellent finish. The artist was a student of Ono Ryomin in Tokyo.

Category:
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Subcategory:
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Subject:
Figural Daily Life
Material:
Ivory
Age/Country:
19th Century
Artist:
Ryoji
Provenance/Owner:
Galerie Zacke
Signed:
signed
Type:
Katabori
Height:
48mm mm
Width:
47mm mm
Depth:
mm
ID number:

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