Project Description
Large Boxwood Netsuke of Kan’u, by Minkoku I
Standing facing ahead, stroking his long beard with one hand and holding his dragon-headed naginata, blade down, with the other
Signed. Circa 1790
Height: 7.7 cm
The blade of the halberd well and invisibly restored
Compare with two other slightly larger Minkoku variants sold by me. To my mind these large figures are what one looks for in the work of the first Minkoku