Lot 821 Dα

An Edo school boxwood netsuke of a skeleton beating a mokugyo, by Tomotada. Mid-19th century

Seated on his heels behind a large mokugyo on a flat cushion, the hand with a striker raised in the act of beating the gong. Signed Tomotada in an irregular reserve.
Height 3.3 cm; length 3.6 cm