Lot 1065 Dα

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

Lying asleep with head resting on its right hand, the knees drawn up to its body, dressed in brocade garments, the robe with finely incised hanabishi, the hakama with wave patterns in relief, the long hair falling over its back. Signed Tadatoshi in ukibori in a rectangular reserve.
Height 2.7 cm; length 4.4 cm