Unusual boxwood netsuke “Greyhound with severed hu...

Lot 1128
28.03.2026 10:00UTC +02:00
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Lot 1128 | Unusual boxwood netsuke “Greyhound with severed hu...
Unusual boxwood netsuke “Greyhound with severed human head” with inlaid eyes made of bone and black horn, natural himotoshi between front and hind legs (The depiction shows the tradition of leaving the remains of executed prisoners to be eaten by wild animals as further punishment, as is recorded for the Kozukahara execution ground near Tokyo), Tokyo school, mid-19th century, 5.3x5.1cm, provenance: West German private collection
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