Netsuke in form of blind masseur

Made:
1801-1900 in Japan
maker:
Gyokkei
Wooden netsuke

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Wooden netsuke
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Wooden netsuke, in the form of a blind masseur trying to lift a boulder, teeth and wall eye inlaid in ivory, signed Gyokkei, Japan, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A69799
Materials:
complete, wood (unidentified) and ivory
Measurements:
overall: 34 mm x 33 mm x 30 mm, .01kg
type:
netsuke
credit:
Glendining