Lot no. 32
32. NETSUKE EN BOIS REPRÉSENTANT UN JOUEUR DE KEMARI
Fin du XVIIIe/début du XIXe siècle
A PAINTED WOOD NETSUKE OF A KEMARI (KICKBALL) PLAYER
Late 18th/early 19th century
The player standing on one foot, balancing the kemari ball on his right knee, hunched over with a bemused expression, the hinoki wood with traces of polychrome pigments; unsigned. 7.3cm (2 7/8in) high.
木彫根付 蹴鞠選手 無銘 18世紀後期/19世紀前期
Provenance:
Purchased from Robert Fleischel, October 2001.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Asian Art
About the sale06/14/2023
Catalog
Mythes, Malice et Magie La collection de netsuke et sagemono de Guy de Lasteyrie
75008 Paris - France