Lot Essay
As with many 18th-century figural netsuke, it is difficult to be sure whether this individual is intended to be a sennin, a Chinese, a Mongolian, a European or a mixture of the four.
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UNSIGNED (KYOTO), EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
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AN IVORY NETSUKE
Unsigned (Kyoto), Edo Period (18th Century)
Of a large figure of a standing foreigner or sennin of indeterminate nationality holding a trumpet to his left shoulder with his left hand, his right hand holding the tassels hanging from the instrument, looking upwards with his mouth open
4.5/8in. (11.8cm.) high
Unsigned (Kyoto), Edo Period (18th Century)
Of a large figure of a standing foreigner or sennin of indeterminate nationality holding a trumpet to his left shoulder with his left hand, his right hand holding the tassels hanging from the instrument, looking upwards with his mouth open
4.5/8in. (11.8cm.) high