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Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer

Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer
Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer
Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer
Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer
Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer
Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer
Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer
Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer
Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer
Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer
Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer
Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer
Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer
Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer
Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer
Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer
Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer
Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer

Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer

Rare and Very Fine Japanese Iki Ningyo (Living Doll) Rare Japanese Iki Ningyo (Living Doll) depicting a man clothed only in a loincloth, showing his perfect physique, with left arm raised and right hand gesturing his strength. Superbly crafted in the latter part of the 19th century for the export market, fulfilling the demand for Japanese "exotica", following Japan's opening to the West in the mid-19th century. Fashioned of wood and covered in naturally pigmented gofun, with inset glass eyes, and featuring individually inserted human hair strands, depicted with a bushy mustache and chin beard, finely detailed musculature executed in a hyper-realistic manner, mounted on a burl wood stand. A superior museum-quality masterpiece from all angles. Published in Japanese Dolls: The Fascinating World of Ningyo.

Athletically carved and fully nude, the figures engaged in face to face grasping frontal pose, one uses the Kawaza throw to lift his opponent, both with fierce expressions, enhanced with glass inset eyes and natural hair, the whole with a rich varnished brown lacquer finish, atop a wood base, fitted with a two-character signature, on an inset plaque. Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beach. IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS ITEM IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT OUR LOCATION IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA AND CAN BE INSPECTED BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. PERSONAL INSPECTION IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. FIRST FAIR OFFER WILL BE ACCEPTED.

PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR DETAILS AS THEY CAN DESCRIBE IT BETTER THAN I CAN. OVERALL A FANTASTIC JAPANESE SCULPTURE THAT WOULD BE A BEAUTIFUL PIECE TO DISPLAY IN ANY COLLECTION OR WOULD MAKE A WONDERFUL GIFT AS WELL!! THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK!!!

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Rare And Very Fine Japanese 19th C. Iki Ningyo Wrestlers Sculpture Best Offer