A TALL WOOD NETSUKE OF AN IMMORTALEdo period (1615-1868), 18th century The slender figure shown standing gazing upward while leaning on his long staff, his loose robes hanging open, exposing his emaciated chest, his eyes inlaid in amber and dark horn 5 7/8in (14.9cm) highFootnotesProvenance W. Guest Collection M. T. Hindson Collection Published Neil K. Davey, Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based on the M. T. Hindson Collection, London, Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1974, no. 1171, p. 392 International Netsuke Society Journal, vol.15, no.1, p. 50, fig.30
A TALL WOOD NETSUKE OF AN IMMORTALEdo period (1615-1868), 18th century The slender figure shown standing gazing upward while leaning on his long staff, his loose robes hanging open, exposing his emaciated chest, his eyes inlaid in amber and dark horn 5 7/8in (14.9cm) highFootnotesProvenance W. Guest Collection M. T. Hindson Collection Published Neil K. Davey, Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based on the M. T. Hindson Collection, London, Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1974, no. 1171, p. 392 International Netsuke Society Journal, vol.15, no.1, p. 50, fig.30
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