TSUNEYOSHI: A RARE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO DRUNKEN SHOJOBy Tsuneyoshi, signed Tsuneyoshi 常美Japan, Nagoya, early to mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The two drunken sprites depicted side by side, one sleeping blissfully, using a hyotan (double gourd) filled with sake as a pillow, and the other touching its head in an amusing gesture, clearly hungover and trying to remember their drunken exploits from last night. Their robes are well carved with typical cloud patterns and further detailed with subtle ukibori. Their expressions are finely carved and treated with a healthy dose of humor. Asymmetrical himotoshi to the underside and signed TSUNEYOSHI – an apparently unrecorded artist working in the Nagoya style.HEIGHT 3.4 cm, LENGTH 3.8 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and traces of use. Fine patina.Shojo are usually depicted on their own in netsuke art. Netsuke of two or more shojo are considerably rare.