Japan. Edo period. 19th c. Ivory with finely carved and engraved details, lightly colored. Blind musician with large bump on the head crawling on all fours with a stick in his left hand and a packed lute on his back. Length 4.2cm. Condition B. Finger of the right hand broken off.
Provenance: -Collection Karl M. Schwarz, ill. Netsuke Subjects, 1992, no. 243.
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