A Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a smiling karako on a fan. Late 18th/early 19th century - image-1

Lot 699 Dα

A Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a smiling karako on a fan. Late 18th/early 19th century

Auktion 1044 - Übersicht Köln
06.12.2014, 10:30 - Netsuke aus der Slg. Kolodotschko II, Japanische Kunst
Schätzpreis: 1.300 € - 1.500 €
Ergebnis: 1.612 € (inkl. Aufgeld)

A Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a smiling karako on a fan. Late 18th/early 19th century

Crawling over Hotei’s large Chinese-style stiff fan and holding onto the rim, beside him a tama, both sides of the fan with peonies and scrolls in line engraving on a stippled ground, the handle in shape of a bamboo rod. Inscribed Masanao in an irregular reserve.
Height 2.4 cm; length 5 cm

Provenienz

Private Collection, Southern Germany (sold at Lempertz, Cologne, 12./13.6.2009, lot 761)