A wood netsuke of Kan'u
By Genryosai Minkoku, early 19th century
Standing in a dignified pose, holding his long beard with one hand and a polearm with the other, his long belted robe engraved with a bold design of clouds, the wood slightly worn and of a good colour; signed in an oval reserve Minkoku. 8.9cm (3½in) high.