A tall netsuke, standing at 13.5 cm, depicts Ryujin holding a tama in one hand and the tail of his dragon in the other. The soft hinoki wood is covered in pigments and gesso, which have been rubbed away to reveal the wood's beautiful tone. The face of Ryujin, with traces of gesso, has a rather ghostly appearance. The dragon is well worked with lots of openwork between it and Ryujin.
13.5 cm tall
Late 18th century
In the style of Yoshimura Shuzan
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