Lot 823 D‡α

A small Tokyo school wood netsuke of a smiling Daikoku with a radish, by Ryômin. Late 19th century

Seated holding a huge radish and pointing toward the bi-forked part of the futamata daikon, an obvious erotic allusion. The decoration of Daikoku’s cap inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The cord holes lined with green-stained bone. Signed Ryômin.
Height 2.7 cm