A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF BENKEI EDO 1603-1868 The warrior monk climbing upon a massive conch shell

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF BENKEI

EDO 1603-1868

The warrior monk climbing upon a massive conch shell, his tokin cap and eyes made of dark horn and with two large buttons inlaid in horn to his back, unsigned, 8.8cm.

Provenance: from a private American collection. Also illustrated in B Davies, 100 Selected Pieces from The Netsuke Collection of Scott Meredith, no.108.