A WOOD NETSUKE OF A MAN WITH DARUMA TOY DOLL
Unsigned
Japan, probably Tokyo, late 19th century to early 20th century

Finely carved from pale wood, suggestive of the So-school, and depicting a seated man presenting a daruma toy doll. The man is a toy vendor and has an amusingly grim and characterful expression. One larger himotoshi through the underside and the smaller one hidden between the legs.

HEIGHT 4 cm

Condition: Very good condition, one of the inlaid eyes of the daruma doll is replaced.
Provenance: British private collection. Faded collection number written in white.