Lot 826 D‡α

A boxwood netsuke of Hanasaka Jijii. Mid-19th century

A boxwood netsuke of Hanasaka Jijii seated on a tree stump and about to disperse ashes that will make the old tree blossom again, the buds of ivory. Signed Shûraku with kaô. Mid-19th century.
Height 3.1 cm