A three-case boxwood inrô. 19th century

A three-case boxwood inrô. 19th century Carved to one side with a kappa running up a shore and holding on the trunk of a withered tree in order to avoid being pulled into the river by a large clam holding fast to his fundoshi. Signed Shôzan tô. Black lacquer to the inside. Coral-coloured ojime. Boxwood netsuke of a large clam with a rowboat and a palace landscape in anabori. Signed Shôminsai tô. Height 6.3 cm; width 5.4 cm

Category

Deocrative Arts

Location

Köln

Dimensions

H 6.3 × W 5.4 cm