Lot 729 Dα

An Ise-Yamada school boxwood netsuke of Daikoku tying up a thief, by Masanao. Second half 19th century

Daikoku crouches over a captured thief lying prostate in a tattered robe and binding the man’s hands behind his back, the mallet inserted into the belt. Signed Masanao.
Height 3.2 cm