Lot 326
An Ivory Netsuke of Two Wrestlers, 19th Century
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Provenance:
Private Montreal Collection
Note:
The two men depicted in this netsuke may represent the legendary sumo match between the historical figures Matano Goro and Kawazu Saburo, whom the throw is named after.
Compare with an example in boxwood from Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 11.23729.
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/28042/the-sumo-bout-between-kawazu-saburo-and-matano-goro
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