Japanese Works of Art - 14 Nov 2018
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A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIOD Carved as a blind masseur and his client
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE
EDO/MEIJI PERIOD
Carved as a blind masseur and his client, the first kneeling and pushing his elbow into the other man's clavicle, the client wincing in pain, signed Beizan underneath, 3.8cm.
Cf. Sagemonoya New York, Sans Ivoire, no.42 where this very netsuke is illustrated.
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