23. NETSUKE EN BOIS REPRÉSENTANT UN KARAKO Par Tsuji, fin du XVIIIe siècle A WOOD NETSUKE OF A KARAKO (CHINESE BOY) By Tsuji, late 18th century The plump karako seated, dressed in loose robes, partially falling off one shoulder, holding an oversized hozuki (Chinese lantern plant, Physalis alkekengi) contained within a large folded leaf at his feet, the hozuki inlaid; signed on the base Tsuji. 3.2cm (1¼in) wide. 木彫根付　唐子　銘「辻」　18世紀後期 Provenance: W. G. Bosshard Collection. Purchased from Barry Davies Oriental Art, November 1994. Published: Barry Davies Oriental Art, WGB, no.96.