Ivory netsuke of a crouching sennin

Ivory netsuke of a crouching sennin

Grasping his sparse hair with one hand as a small boy grabs a fruit in front of him.

Unsigned.  Circa 1750

Height: 4.4 cm

Provenance: 

Walter Behrens collection (Joly’s catalogue, no. 3467, illustrated pl. XLV without an identifying number)

MR116