A SILVER AND ANTLER NETSUKE OF A GHOST, YUREI, ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGES WEIL

A SILVER AND ANTLER NETSUKE OF A GHOST, YUREI, ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGES WEIL

Attributed to Georges Weil (b. 1938), unsigned
England, late 20th century

The ghastly figure cast in silver and cloaked in an antler robe with billowing sleeves, tied loosely at the waist in a bow. The ghost with a sunken face, its features eerily crafted. The ghost has large hands with bony fingers which hang unnaturally to his chest. The robe is carved with ebbs and folds giving movement to the figure and the impression that it floats. Asymmetrical himotoshi to the base.

HEIGHT 6.5 cm

Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear and natural imperfections.

Georges Weil was born in Vienna in 1938 and moved to England one year later. He became a famous jewelry designer and sculptor of precious metals, and his works are highly collectible to this day. Weil started collecting netsuke in the 1960s and started carving netsuke in the 1970s. His works have been featured in many exhibitions throughout the world, and are in the collections of many museums, such as the British Museum.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related stained boxwood netsuke of a ghost, by Georges Weil, illustrated in Lazarnick, George (1981) Netsuke & Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures (LNIA), Vol. 2, p. 1213.