TWO BLIND MEN CROSSING A LASHED LOG BRIDGE

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TWO BLIND MEN CROSSING A LASHED LOG BRIDGE
Wood, signed Sosui to "carved by Sosui"
(1911-1972)
2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) high, in fitted wood tomobako inscribed Maruki bashi kibori netsuke "carved wood netsuke of a log bridge", and on the underside of the lid Sosui and seal Sosui

Lot Essay

Sosui carved this subject of blind men who are strolling musicians in several versions. This one alludes to the precarious nature of life. Characteristic of Sosui's style is the realistic treatment of the logs and lashings binding them together.