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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900: Item # 1487585

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Dmitry Levit Asian Art
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19 century netsuke of a boy making a snowman in a form of the Zen Buddhism patriarch Daruma (yuki-Daruma), with his hand prints all over the snowman. Excellent carving, especially facial expressions - delighted of the boy, and intense concentration of Daruma, very nice patina. The hair knots of the boy and the eyes of Daruma are inlaid with dark horn, beautifully etched textile patterns. Superb patina, old age lines. Signed MASAHIRO on the bottom. Masahiro Gyokkosai of Osaka school worked in mid-19th century, was one of the foremost students of Mitsuhiro and carved much in the style of his master - see NETSUKE & INRO ARTISTS AND HOW TO READ THEIR SIGNATURES by George Lazarnick, p. 704. Length 1.65 inches.