Lot 1051 Dα

A splendid Nagoya school wood netsuke of a sleeping shôjô, by Hôjitsu. Mid-19th century

Lying asleep with head resting on its right hand, the knees drawn up to its body, the robe with finely incised hanabishi, the hakama with wave patterns in relief, the long hair falling over its back. Signed Hôjitsu in a rectangular reserve.
Height 2.7 cm; length 4.2