Netsuke of a man rising from clouds. Softwood, painted black and red. 19th centu…

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Netsuke of a man rising from clouds. Softwood, painted black and red. 19th century. Unusual depiction of a shaven-headed man with an emaciated chest in a rising cloud plume. L 13.8 cm Provenance Private collection, Southern Europe

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Netsuke of a man rising from clouds. Softwood, painted black

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