Fisherman

ANTIQUE JAPANESE NETSUKE

A superb boxwood netsuke of a fisherman dressed in a robe tied at the waist with a woven fishing pot hanging down.

His right hand holding a short fishing pole, his left hand carrying a sea bream over his shoulder.

Formerly the property of a Japanese collector.

Please refer to the images for details as they also form the description.

Depending on your computer monitor / phone / etc colour may vary to actual

Condition: Excellent. Aged patina.

Signed: Yoritake
Himotoshi: Back

Height about : 9.8 cm
Length about : 3.1 cm
Depth about : 2.8 cm

A$850

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