Lot 321 Dα

A large Edo school boxwood netsuke of a tengu no tamago, by Shûmin. Mid-19th century

A karasu tengu hatches from its cracked egg, the underside carved with a maple leaf, an oak leaf, and pine needles in fine line engraving, one cord hole in shape of a ginkgo leaf. The tengu’s cap of kaki wood. Signed Shûmin. Restored.
Height 3.6 cm; length 4.1 cm