An ivory netsuke of a seated Dutchman examining his bald pate in a mirror
Circa 1880, with apocryphal signature of Minkoku
 
H. 3.2 cm
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The Dutchman, wearing Western attire and with curly hair, inspects himself in the mirror which is resting on his knee with his jolly mirror-image visible. The resemblance with imagery of Narcissus is uncanny, and the carver literally holds a mirror in front of our face.
 
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