Lot Essay
Please see lot 533 for details on this throw.
Details
Two wood netsuke
Boldly carved of a sumo wrestler doing the kawazu throw to another, signed Masanao, early 19th century; and a seated karako holding his foot, eyes inlaid in horn, signed Shugetsu saku, 18th century
1½in. (4cm.) and 1¼in. (3.4cm.) high respectively (2)
Boldly carved of a sumo wrestler doing the kawazu throw to another, signed Masanao, early 19th century; and a seated karako holding his foot, eyes inlaid in horn, signed Shugetsu saku, 18th century
1½in. (4cm.) and 1¼in. (3.4cm.) high respectively (2)