A large Kikugawa school ivory manjû of Oniwaka about to kill a giant carp. Mid-19th century - image-1

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A large Kikugawa school ivory manjû of Oniwaka about to kill a giant carp. Mid-19th century

Auktion 1044 - Übersicht Köln
06.12.2014, 10:30 - Netsuke aus der Slg. Kolodotschko II, Japanische Kunst
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A large Kikugawa school ivory manjû of Oniwaka about to kill a giant carp. Mid-19th century

Carved in sunken relief, with Oniwaka, the young Benkei, wrestling with a giant carp and about to kill him with a knife. The large rinbô pattern on his garment refers to his later life as a yamabushi. The eye pupil of the carp of black horn. Signed with kaô.
Diameter 6.3 cm