Project Description
Boxwood Netsuke of a Carp Leaping a Waterfall by Minkoku I
Carved with a pleasing concave curve, the cascade crashing into a riot of carved leaping waves
Unsigned. Circa 1800-1820
Height: 5.4 cm
Provenance:
Aubrey and Eva Sweet, Melbourne
Literature:
Scholten Japanese Art, ‘Japanese Netsuke, Expressions of Style’, 2001, no. 170, illustrated
MR5119
