Carved Boxwood Netsuke: Old Man Holding Stubbed Toe Study
An old carved boxwood netsuke study of an old man, standing holding his stubbed toe, his right hand to his mouth. Unsigned, height 1.73 in.
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- Boxwood - Boxwood is a hard, yellow coloured, close grained timber. In the 19th century it was often used for inlays, especially stringing, because of its contrasting colour to the darker timbers of the carcase. Stringing is the inlay of a narrow strip of veneer of a lighter colour, such as boxwood along or close to the edges of an object that has been veneered in a darker timber such as mahogany.
Because of its fine grain and resistnce to splitting or chipping it has also been used for treen, turnings, carvings and other small wooden items, such as chess pieces.
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