A LACQUERED-WOOD SCULPTURE OF A WRESTLER

Description:

Japan, Meiji period
L. 47 cm
Carved in standing position with legs apart, his hands held in a fighting pose, dressed only in a silk cloth. Expressive facial features with grim expression, the eyes inlaid with glass, the black real hair tied up in a ponytail.
From a German private collection, acquired prior to 2007
Partially lacquer flaking off, one arm and legs re-stuck