FIVE WOOD NETSUKE
Unsigned
Japan, 19th century
The first depicting Tenaga and Ashinaga, the second a repenting Oni, the third a blind masseur working his skills on a seated clients’ shoulders, the fourth Daikoku and Ebisu and the fifth a temple servant washing a bell.
HEIGHT 3.2 – 5.5 cm
Condition: The first, third and fifth in good, worn condition, the second with chipped feet and the fourth with red stains to base, otherwise good condition.
Provenance: British collection.