Lot 822 Dα

A fine Nagoya school cherry wood netsuke of a sleeping shôjô, by Tadatoshi. First half 19th century

Lying asleep with head resting on the back of its right hand, the left hand pulling the leg up to its body, dressed in brocade robes, the robe with finely incised hanabishi, the hakama with wave patterns in relief, the long hair falling over its back. Signed Tadatoshi in ukibori on the sole of one shoe.
Height 3.1 cm; length 4.2 cm