Project Description
Boxwood Netsuke of a Rakan and Oni Wrestling on a Lotus Leaf by Hojitsu
Virtue and malice locked in a struggle for a small area of territory, the rakan identifiable by his shaved head and ear-ring, The stalk of the leaf acts as a cord attachment
Signed. Circa 1850
Width 4.5cm
Provenance:
Anonymous sale, Sotheby’s London, 20th December 1983, lot 8
Dr. Gordon McAndrew
MR4156