A LACQUER FIGURE OF A WRESTLER

Description:

Japan, Meiji period
H. 37,5 cm (o.S.)
In fighting posture with raised arms defending his opponent. Expressive facial features, the eyes inlaid with glass, the beard and hair trimmed with human hair.
From a North-German private collection, assembled between the 1970s and 2006
Partly traces of age, rest., mounted on wood stand