A boxwood netsuke of a blind man. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 1021 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a blind man. Mid-19th century

Auction 1072 - overview Cologne
11.06.2016, 11:00 - Japanese Art and Antiques
Estimate: 500 € - 700 €

A boxwood netsuke of a blind man. Mid-19th century

A boxwood netsuke of a blind man trying to lift a large object, which has been interpreted variously as a stone or a scrotum. The blind eye of bone. Signed Gyokkei on an inlaid tablet. Small chip and restoration to the left foot. Mid-19th century.
Height 3.5 cm

Provenance

Henk C. Hoogsteden collection, The Netherlands, acquired from Denise Cohen, New York, 2008