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Katalognummer: NE0920-150 MIWA: AN EDO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A DRUNK STORYTELLER Signed Miwa 三輪 Japan, Edo, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) The wood of an appealing chocolate brown color with an excellent hand patina. Depicted is a storyteller dressed in a long flowing robe, a low table before him with an open book, showing finely incised calligraphy. One hand is placed on the table (note the finely carved, bony fingers) and the other holds a cup, presumably filled with an alcoholic beverage (sake), as his face is quite telling. His wide-jawed mouth is opened, as he is bellowing the contents from the book before him. The underside with one typically large himotoshi and the other ringed in stained bone. Signed MIWA. HEIGHT 3.3 cm, LENGTH 3.1 cm Condition: Excellent condition. Provenance: Japanese private collection. Though the work certainly has all the characteristics of a Miwa netsuke, it is this author’s opinion that this was in fact an unsigned Miwa netsuke and the signature appears to have been added later.   Schätzpreis 估價: € 2.000 Startpreis 起拍價: € 1.000 -