Netsuke in the form of a woodcutter

Netsuke in the form of a woodcutter is held by Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe. Museum description: The netsuke made of carved wood depicts a man with a relatively broad face. He stands on a tree trunk, which he is cutting into pieces with a saw. Attachment can be made through the natural "himotôshi" (= two interconnected holes for the cord) between the legs or arms. Like all pieces worked fully in the round, this example belongs to the type of so-called "katabori-netsuke". A "netsuke" (pronounced: netske) is a toggle with two holes for threading the cord. It was loosely attached as a counterpart to a so-called "inro" on the Japanese obi (= belt) and was thus part of the traditional Japanese clothing belonging to the kimono. In the accompanying pouch, the inro, wealthy merchants, artists, and craftsmen carried their seal, their stamping ink, and later also their medicine. Netsuke take with th The museum record gives measurements Höhe: 5.1 cm, Breite: 5.9 cm, Tiefe: 2.6 cm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.